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Apatzinguense Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
opposing view points vs Opposite view points
which one is correct?
1. The article had opposing view points on gun control.
2. The article had opposite view points on gun control.
1. The article had opposing view points on gun control.
2. The article had opposite view points on gun control.
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) Neither is wrong, but they mean slightly different things. There are two possible meanings: A. The article has multiple viewpoints that are in opposition to each other , or B.
- ) Neither is wrong, but they mean slightly different things.
- There are two possible meanings: A.
- The article has multiple viewpoints that are in opposition to each other , or B.
- ") The article had opposing viewpoints could mean A or B.
- Context will probably make it obvious which one.
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(Note that viewpoints should be one word.)
Neither is wrong, but they mean slightly different things. There are two possible meanings:
A. The article has multiple viewpoints that are in opposition to each other, or
B. The article has viewpoints which oppose something outside the article ("The speech had one viewpoint; the article had opposite viewpoints."
Neither is wrong, but they mean slightly different things. There are two possible meanings:
A. The article has multiple viewpoints that are in opposition to each other, or
B. The article has viewpoints which oppose something outside the article ("The speech had one viewpoint; the article had opposite viewpoints."
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Do you mean opposing or opposite to someone else who has been mentioned? If so, I would say "The article took an opposite/opposing view on gun control".
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