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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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renovate vs remodel

0Plus, older property owners in Miami Beach are realizing they may not have the cash flow to pump more money into renovating their buildings. So owners are looking at converting to a hostel as a way to "put more heads in beds and pack the square footage," he said.02br
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00Can I replace 'renovating' with 'remodelling' without change of meaning?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 00With 'remodelling', it doesn't necessarily imply that you are improving the existing structure but more or less changing the existing structure ... not necessarily for the better, whereas 'renovating' implies you are making a difference for the better -- improving the existing structure for the better. 0-

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  • 0Hi,02br 02br 00With 'remodelling', it doesn't necessarily imply that you are improving the existing structure but more or less changing the existing structure ...
  • not necessarily for the better, whereas 'renovating' implies you are making a difference for the better -- improving the existing structure for the better.
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0Hi,02br
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00With 'remodelling', it doesn't necessarily imply that you are improving the existing structure but more or less changing the existing structure ... not necessarily for the better, whereas 'renovating' implies you are making a difference for the better -- improving the existing structure for the better. 0-
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