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MUSCOVITE Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

note - notice - observe

Hi,

Consider the following "constructs" ("introductory phrases"):

(1) Note that not all users regurlarly backup their...
(2) Notice that not all users...
(3) Observe not all users ...

Would it be correct to say that (1) is the least and (3) the most formal versions?

Also, are there OTHER suitable words to use for NOTE-NOTICE-OBSERVE in this construct?

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MUSCOVITE Would it be correct to say that (1) is the least and (3) the most formal versions? Not at all. In that context, only #1 is the expected form (a warning or caution).

— Mister Micawber

  • MUSCOVITE Would it be correct to say that (1) is the least and (3) the most formal versions?
  • Not at all.
  • In that context, only #1 is the expected form (a warning or caution).
  • #2 and #3 seem more like academic indications of detailed information.
  • MUSCOVITE Also, are there OTHER suitable words to use for NOTE-NOTICE-OBSERVE in this construct?
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MUSCOVITEWould it be correct to say that (1) is the least and (3) the most formal versions?
Not at all. In that context, only #1 is the expected form (a warning or caution). #2 and #3 seem more like academic indications of detailed information.
MUSCOVITEAlso, are there OTHER suitable words to use for NOTE-NOTICE-OBSERVE in this constr
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