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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Proper or thorough

Apologies if there is any duplication. I thought I posted this question earlier in the week, but I can't seem to find it.

For some reason, I keep thinking that "proper" in the following sentence sounds casual.

"We'll carry out a proper analysis of your data."

I keep thinking that "thorough" sounds more formal.

There is nothing in the dictionary that suggests "proper" is informal. What do you think?
  

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Hint: If you register with a user name, you will be able to find your posts much more easily. In addition to that, we'll be able to get to know you better. In US English, proper and thorough are not really synonymous: proper meaning good, appropriate; thorough meaning complete.

— Philip

  • Hint: If you register with a user name, you will be able to find your posts much more easily.
  • In addition to that, we'll be able to get to know you better.
  • In US English, proper and thorough are not really synonymous: proper meaning good, appropriate; thorough meaning complete.
  • I have a feeling that our British cousins see them as more or less synonymous.
  • Let's see who chimes in to agree or disagree.
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Hint: If you register with a user name, you will be able to find your posts much more easily. In addition to that, we'll be able to get to know you better.
In US English, proper and thorough are not really synonymous: proper meaning good, appropriate; thorough meaning complete. I have a feeling that our British cousins see them as more or les
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