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Maisiedaisie Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Present-day/contemporary/modern/nowadays
Are these sentences correct?
Would you prefer one of the sentences below or should I express the idea differently altogether?
I think that (b) and (d) sound a bit odd. Am I mistaken?
a) There is much poverty in contemporary South Africa.
b) There is much poverty in present-day South Africa.
b) There is much poverty in modern South Africa.
c) There is much poverty in South Africa today.
d) There is much poverty in South Africa nowadays.
Many thanks
maisiedaisie
Would you prefer one of the sentences below or should I express the idea differently altogether?
I think that (b) and (d) sound a bit odd. Am I mistaken?
a) There is much poverty in contemporary South Africa.
b) There is much poverty in present-day South Africa.
b) There is much poverty in modern South Africa.
c) There is much poverty in South Africa today.
d) There is much poverty in South Africa nowadays.
Many thanks
maisiedaisie
Top answer
They are all correct English, and all are sentences that you might see used. To me, (d) sounds slightly more chatty and tends to suggest more than the others that things are worse now than they were in the past. You have two b's, by the way.
- They are all correct English, and all are sentences that you might see used.
- To me, (d) sounds slightly more chatty and tends to suggest more than the others that things are worse now than they were in the past.
- You have two b's, by the way.
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They are all correct English, and all are sentences that you might see used. To me, (d) sounds slightly more chatty and tends to suggest more than the others that things are worse now than they were in the past.
You have two b's, by the way.
You have two b's, by the way.
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Sorry for the two bs. 
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