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Gene93 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

short/brief

Hello,
Which version sounds better: "a short/brief visit", "She gave a short/brief account of the events.", "A brief/short summary of the article is given here."? What would you suggest?

I think that short sounds better in the first.
  

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Gene93 Which version sounds better: "a short/brief visit" They are exactly the same for me. "? brief

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Gene93Which version sounds better: "a short/brief visit"
They are exactly the same for me.
Gene93"She gave a short/brief account of the events.",
brief
Gene93"A brief/short summary of the article is given here."?
brief
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Thank you, A.Stars,
I am surprised that dictionaries say that "short" can be used in such contexts. That's so bad...
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Gene93I am surprised that dictionaries say that "short" can be used in such contexts.
There is no problem with "short." I just gave you my preference as you asked for.
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