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Avid learner Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Shrewdness = acumen

Hi,

"The fallen Cities were famous for their shrewdness in thivery."
Can I replace "shrewdness" with acumen? --- "The fallen Cities were famous for their acumen in thivery."

Thanks, AL
  

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It's not a bad replacement. Why do you want to rewrite the sentence at all? CJ

— CalifJim

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It's not a bad replacement. Why do you want to rewrite the sentence at all?

CJ
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CalifJimWhy do you want to rewrite the sentence at all?
"Acumen" seems more commonly used than "shrewdness".
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avid learner"Acumen" seems more commonly used than "shrewdness".
Oh, I see. You got the statistics by reviewing the corpora available on-line? And you're preparing the text for students in a less advanced level?

CJ
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avid learnerGood old google
Yes. As it turns out, fraze.it gives similar results.

CJ
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