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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Revamp/relaunch

Can revamp and relaunch be used interchangeably sometimes? The example I am thinking of is "Last month we announced our website relaunch/revamp." Thanks.
  

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Vamp is one of those words that has nothing to do with the newer word “revamp”. Whereas ‘vamp’ can mean a musical passage or the seductive action of a woman, ‘revamp’ suggests renewing, repairing, and improving something. Relaunch suggests a lot more effort—perhaps announcements, a new web address, explanations, links, etc.

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  • Vamp is one of those words that has nothing to do with the newer word “revamp”.
  • Whereas ‘vamp’ can mean a musical passage or the seductive action of a woman, ‘revamp’ suggests renewing, repairing, and improving something.
  • Relaunch suggests a lot more effort—perhaps announcements, a new web address, explanations, links, etc.
  • Consider which is closer to what actually was done.
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Vamp is one of those words that has nothing to do with the newer word “revamp”. Whereas ‘vamp’ can mean a musical passage or the seductive action of a woman, ‘revamp’ suggests renewing, repairing, and improving something.
Relaunch suggests a lot more effort—perhaps announcements, a new web address, explanations, links, etc.
Consider which is closer to what actually was done.
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Thanks. I'll go for "relaunch". Would it be ok to say something like "*** unveils relaunched website?"
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Yes. I would likely use '*** unveils its/our/their relaunched website'.
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Because relaunch includes the idea of unveil, I think I'd say
"*** relaunches website".
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Thanks, both. What about "*** unveils new-look website"?
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