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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Mean the difference between

I heard this in a movie

Is 'mean the difference' natural or should it be 'make the difference' or just 'is the difference'
Being nice or mean, having connections or not can mean the difference between life and death.

Thank you in advance
  

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'Can mean' is one option there; 'can make' is another, but it carries a sense of conscious choice; 'can be' is a third option. 'Is' would carry a different meaning, one of certainty.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Can mean' is one option there; 'can make' is another, but it carries a sense of conscious choice; 'can be' is a third option.
  • 'Is' would carry a different meaning, one of certainty.
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'Can mean' is one option there; 'can make' is another, but it carries a sense of conscious choice; 'can be' is a third option. 'Is' would carry a different meaning, one of certainty.
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