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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

opposite/opposition

0To me it's very difficult to differentiate these two words "opposite" and "opposition" especially in the sentence:02br
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0 "Opposition" is an action or a thing that is against/(hostile to) something or someone. 02br 00 (EX) Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead. 02br 00 (EX) The invaders encountered stiff opposition.

— Paco2004

  • 0 "Opposition" is an action or a thing that is against/(hostile to) something or someone.
  • 02br 00 (EX) Despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead.
  • 02br 00 (EX) The invaders encountered stiff opposition.
  • 02br 02br 00"Opposite" is basically an adjective and means "contrary".
  • 02br 02br 00In my opinion, "opposite" is better fit to your sentence, 02br 02br 00paco 0-
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0 "Opposition" is an action or a thing that is against/(hostile to) something or someone. 02br
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00"Opposite" is basically an adjective and means "contrary". When it is modified by THE it works like a noun and means "one
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0Thanks Paco a lot.02br
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0 Thanks Paco. You help me a lot. 0-
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