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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Scattered
Hi
Whay does it mean that
Soon, Black pawns were scattered randomly around the board,[...]
and
Soon, Black pawns were distributed randomly around the board,[...]
?Thanks in advance
Whay does it mean that
Soon, Black pawns were scattered randomly around the board,[...]
and
Soon, Black pawns were distributed randomly around the board,[...]
?Thanks in advance
Top answer
Normally "scattered" sounds more haphazard, and "distributed" sounds more deliberate and organised. In your case, however, this difference is diminished by the inclusion of the word "randomly".
- Normally "scattered" sounds more haphazard, and "distributed" sounds more deliberate and organised.
- In your case, however, this difference is diminished by the inclusion of the word "randomly".
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Normally "scattered" sounds more haphazard, and "distributed" sounds more deliberate and organised. In your case, however, this difference is diminished by the inclusion of the word "randomly".
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