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Andyw12345 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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0Overcomplicate is a verb - or at least, I've used it that way. )0-

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  • 0Overcomplicate is a verb - or at least, I've used it that way.
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0Overcomplicate is a verb - or at least, I've used it that way. Don't overcomplicate the issue.02br
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00But as an adjective, you need "overly complicated." (At least, that's how I'd write it.)0-
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0You can find this word at the upper-middle place of this webpage: 01a05000 02a02br
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0Thanks guys :-) - so if I wanted to say somebody had developed an overcomplicated concept whould that sound OK?0-
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0"an overcomplicated concept" --I see nothing inappropriate. 0-
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0As I said, I would say "an overly complicated concept."02br
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00However, as stated above, the dictionary does seem to accept it.0-
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0 'Overly complicated' sounds better to me, too.0-
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0Thanks very much for your responses - really helpful0-
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