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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Revision/review

Could anyone tell me the difference between 'revision' and 'review'?

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anonymous Could anyone tell me the difference between 'revision' and 'review'? They are different in American English. They can be the same in British English.

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  • anonymous Could anyone tell me the difference between 'revision' and 'review'?
  • They are different in American English.
  • They can be the same in British English.
  • 1 Reconsider and amend (something), especially in the light of further evidence or to reflect a changed situation.
  • ‘the agency revised its procedures in as a result of the fire’ ‘he had cause to revise his opinion a moment after expressing it’ 2 British [no object] Reread work done previously to improve one's knowledge of a subject, typically to prepare for an examination.
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anonymous

Could anyone tell me the difference between 'revision' and 'review'?

They are different in American English.

They can be the same in British English.

revision: the act of revising
revise:
Re-examine and make alterations to (written or printed matter)
‘the book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968’

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