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Mariott Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Populated?

When you say a city is well populated with people, does it mean:
1) Threre are many people in the city. or
2) There are a proper number of people in the city.

Thanks for your help!
  

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Well, we wouldn't say that it is 'well-populated with people', since 'population' = 'people', but a place that is well-populated has a lot of people, relatively.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, we wouldn't say that it is 'well-populated with people', since 'population' = 'people', but a place that is well-populated has a lot of people, relatively.
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Well, we wouldn't say that it is 'well-populated with people', since 'population' = 'people', but a place that is well-populated has a lot of people, relatively.
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Aha! Thanks Mister Micawber!
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Hi,
When you say a city is well populated with people, does it mean:
1) Threre are many people in the city. or
2) There are a proper number of people in the city.

If you said that to me, I'd think you meant both. But I'd also think that it was a rather slightly unusual phrase.
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Hi,
When you say a city is well populated with people, does it mean:
1) Threre are many people in the city. or
2) There are a proper number of people in the city.

If you said that to me, I'd think you meant both. But I'd also think that it was a rather slightly unusual phrase.
You don't need to say
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