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I3igxo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is that correct?
"His description on this item wasn't absolutely accurate."
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Or Absolutely not accurate as described.
- Or Absolutely not accurate as described.
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The two examples you have given are quite different. Because the word "absolutely" is in point of fact absolute, where you place it has a huge impact on the meaning of a sentence. In the first example, "wasn't absolutely accurate" could technically mean anything ranging from almost-perfect to dead-wrong, but it implies that it is very close to being accurate, but not quite. Th
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His description on this item . . . This sounds like the description was attached to the item, eg on a sticky label.
His description of this item . . . Just refers to the way he described it.
This is the more common phrase.
His description of this item . . . Just refers to the way he described it.
This is the more common phrase.
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