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Vincent Ding Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Joint VS mutual

0 I find the two words somewhat difficult to distinguish in such cases as the following: 02br
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00To reach a peace treaty is the joint/mutual goal of the two nations. 0-
  

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0'Joint' here, I think-- 'joint' means together, and 'mutual means 'to or for each other'. 'Mutual' suggests reciprocality; 'joint' does not. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0'Joint' here, I think-- 'joint' means together, and 'mutual means 'to or for each other'.
  • 'Mutual' suggests reciprocality; 'joint' does not.
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0'Joint' here, I think-- 'joint' means together, and 'mutual means 'to or for each other'. 'Mutual' suggests reciprocality; 'joint' does not. 0-
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0Reciprocality for mutual. Hummm....That's a good point. Tks a lot. Further, could you please enlighten me on this one: Through joint/mutual consultation, they reached their joint goal to cease fire.050010id1
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0Again, I prefer 'joint'. 'Mutual' seems redundant, as consultation by definition would be between them. On the other hand, 'joint' appears again later in the sentence, making for poor style. I would start again, Vince: 02br
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00'They reached a ceasefire through joint consultation.' 0-
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