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Marian Nedelcu Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
shade vs tone
What is the difference between "shade" and "nuance"?
The wall was painted in red shade (or red nuance?).
The wall was painted in red shade (or red nuance?).
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). The word 'nuance' is not normally used when talking about colours. Note that 'a red shade' is usually used in a context where you are considering several slightly different degrees of red.
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- The word 'nuance' is not normally used when talking about colours.
- Note that 'a red shade' is usually used in a context where you are considering several slightly different degrees of red.
- If you just mean eg red, no blue, say The wall was painted (in) red.
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The wall was painted in a red shade (or red nuance?).
The word 'nuance' is not normally used when talking about colours.
Note that 'a red shade' is usually used in a context where you are considering several slightly different degrees of red.
The word 'nuance' is not normally used when talking about colours.
Note that 'a red shade' is usually used in a context where you are considering several slightly different degrees of red.
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