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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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precious or valuable diamond

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00When something is worth a lot of money, are the two words interchangeable when they express the idea?02br
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00This diamond is extremely valuable/ precious.02br
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00If 'valuable' and 'precious' are fine here, what is the difference between them?02br
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0"precious" is a stronger modifier, and in your example can mean "extremely valuable."02br
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00 In The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring was valuable to Frodo but "precious" to Gollum.0-
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0Hi GrammarGuy,02br
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00Thank you for your answer. Do you mean 'the diamond is precious' mean the same as 'the diamond is extremely valuable'?02br
00Does 'precious' mean to be worth much more money than 'valuable' in market value?02br
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01i00In The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring was valuable to Frodo but "precious" to Gollum.02
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0Unless you've read the book or seen the movie, the Lord of the Rings reference won't help. Gollum wanted the ring more than Frodo, and called the ring his "precious." It was extremely valuable to him.02br
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00 A precious diamond is extremely valuable or extremely rare.02br
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00 An expensive car might be considered valuable.02br
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0Thank you very much, GrammarGuy.02br
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00Can I say 'The diamond is valuable'?0-
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