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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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revised vs modified

0Albert Nazarov emailed me computer drawings of a revised steerin00g pod for the aft end of the wing-deck.02br
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00Can I replace "revised" with "modified"02br
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0To me, you modify something physical, that is, something that you can be able to touch and has some kind of forms; whereas, you revise what is on paper, that is what is written or communicated.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Albert Nazarov emailed me computer drawings of a revised steerin00g pod for the aft end of the wing-deck.02font02br
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0Yes. I guess if you wanted to the difference, you'd ask, right?02br
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00I'm thinking of an article I read by a driver who averaged over 200mph on the Autobahn in what he described as an extremely modified Modified Mercedes model xxxxxx. Revisions tend to be permanent - until the next revision. Modifications don't change the design of the unit, unless they're specifi
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0Thanks, Anon and Clive. 02br
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00Clive, I like your definitions. They help me see the differences.02br
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00Avangi, sometimes, I expect two words to be synonyms so I just ask whether they are interchangable. If they aren't, I expect some explanation. If I sense the words are different I would emphasize that I'd like some definitions.Recently, I've be
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