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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Pervasive VS rampant

What is the difference between 'pervasive' and 'rampant'?
  

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Use 'pervasive' to simply say that something is very common or prevalent; music is pervasive in (or throughout) society and culture. Use 'rampant' to suggest that something is out of control; illegal drugs are rampant in many underground cultures.

— JandrosUSA

  • Use 'pervasive' to simply say that something is very common or prevalent; music is pervasive in (or throughout) society and culture.
  • Use 'rampant' to suggest that something is out of control; illegal drugs are rampant in many underground cultures.
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Use 'pervasive' to simply say that something is very common or prevalent; music is pervasive in (or throughout) society and culture.

Use 'rampant' to suggest that something is out of control; illegal drugs are rampant in many underground cultures.
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