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TheSiavash Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Putative & Reputed
due to their meanings, can putative and purported be used interchangeably?
for example the putative cause of a problem or purported cause of the problem!?
for example the putative cause of a problem or purported cause of the problem!?
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Not really. Putative implies that there is a general agreement of opinion about the claim. Purported is less certain - there is a claim, but it is not proven, and might not have general agreement.
- Not really.
- Putative implies that there is a general agreement of opinion about the claim.
- Purported is less certain - there is a claim, but it is not proven, and might not have general agreement.
- It is more commonly used than putative.
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Not really.
Putative implies that there is a general agreement of opinion about the claim.
Purported is less certain - there is a claim, but it is not proven, and might not have general agreement. It is more commonly used than putative.
Putative implies that there is a general agreement of opinion about the claim.
Purported is less certain - there is a claim, but it is not proven, and might not have general agreement. It is more commonly used than putative.
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