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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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No definite/definitive proof
The actual Mona Lisa was a Flroentine lady whom most people believe to have been the model, but there is no definite/definitive proof of this.
Hi,
Do both difinite and definitive fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Hi,
Do both difinite and definitive fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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Yes, but 'definite' is simpler and more forthright. 'Definitive' has the reader wondering about the quality of the proof, not its existence.
- Yes, but 'definite' is simpler and more forthright.
- 'Definitive' has the reader wondering about the quality of the proof, not its existence.
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Yes, but 'definite' is simpler and more forthright. 'Definitive' has the reader wondering about the quality of the proof, not its existence.
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Yes, but 'definite' is simpler and more forthright. 'Definitive' has the reader wondering about the quality of the proof, not its existence.
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