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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Propagate vs distributed

I heard in a movie the following:

1 You need to even out the weight as it isn't properly propagated.

Could you say that? or would it be :

properly distributed?

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Hi, Say the latter. 'Propagate' suggests that something spreads from a point, eg if you throw a stone into a pond, ripples propagate outwards from the point of impact. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Say the latter.
  • 'Propagate' suggests that something spreads from a point, eg if you throw a stone into a pond, ripples propagate outwards from the point of impact.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Say the latter.

'Propagate' suggests that something spreads from a point, eg if you throw a stone into a pond, ripples propagate outwards from the point of impact.

Clive
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