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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
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Lighter/brighter
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When the sun rises should I say: It's getting lighter or It's getting brighter.
How about a bulb in a room, thanks to it It's getting brighter or lighter?
When the sun rises should I say: It's getting lighter or It's getting brighter.
How about a bulb in a room, thanks to it It's getting brighter or lighter?
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Newguest When the sun rises should I say: It's getting lighter or It's getting brighter. Both are possible, but "lighter" is most natural to me. I would tend to use "brighter" when clouds cleared during the day.
- Newguest When the sun rises should I say: It's getting lighter or It's getting brighter.
- Both are possible, but "lighter" is most natural to me.
- I would tend to use "brighter" when clouds cleared during the day.
- Newguest How about a bulb in a room, thanks to it It's getting brighter or lighter?
- "getting" suggests a gradual process, which is not usually what happens when you switch on a light.
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NewguestWhen the sun rises should I say: It's getting lighter or It's getting brighter.Both are possible, but "lighter" is most natural to me. I would tend to use "brighter" when clouds cleared during the day.
Newguest"getting" suggest
How about a bulb in a room, thanks to it It's getting brighter or lighter?
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