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[1] Broadway, the heart of the New York City's theatre district, became synonymous with the production of musicals ...
Is "synonymous" used correctly here? For me the noun "synoym" sounds better.
[2] He has often been portrayed as a cold, calculative character.
Here, for me, "calculative" does not make sense. I think "calculating" would be my choise. Am I right?
[3] ... are illustrative of his evolution.
Here, my choise would be either "to" or "for" instead of "of". What do you think about it?
Is "synonymous" used correctly here? For me the noun "synoym" sounds better.
[2] He has often been portrayed as a cold, calculative character.
Here, for me, "calculative" does not make sense. I think "calculating" would be my choise. Am I right?
[3] ... are illustrative of his evolution.
Here, my choise would be either "to" or "for" instead of "of". What do you think about it?
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Is "synonymous" used correctly here? For me the noun "syno n ym" sounds better. It's correct as it stands.
- Is "synonymous" used correctly here?
- For me the noun "syno n ym" sounds better.
- It's correct as it stands.
- I don't recommend that you change it to 'synonym'.
- Here, for me, "calculative" does not make sense.
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Music My[1] Broadway, the heart of the New York City's theatre district, became synonymous with the production of musicals ...Is "synonymous" used correctly here? For me the noun "synonym" sounds better.It's correct as it stands. I don't recommend that you change it to 'synonym'.
Music My[2] He has
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