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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Proportion or portion
Which is correct?
She is set to inherit a large proportion/portion of your company.
Thank you
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If you had checked a dictionary, you would have seen that they are nearly synonymous, so either one is possible. proportion: a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole portion: a part of an amount or total I would say 'portion' if it were my choice. CJ
- If you had checked a dictionary, you would have seen that they are nearly synonymous, so either one is possible.
- proportion: a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole portion: a part of an amount or total I would say 'portion' if it were my choice.
- CJ
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If you had checked a dictionary, you would have seen that they are nearly synonymous, so either one is possible.
proportion: a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole
portion: a part of an amount or total
I would say 'portion' if it were my choice.
CJ
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