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Nicetomeetyou Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
"something new" and "something recent"
In the following sentence, Is (A) any different from (B)?
When you think about the fact that it has been only two hundred years since people in Italy began to use tomatoes as ingredients, you could say that the use of tomatoes in Italian cooking is [ .]
(A) something quite new
(B) something quite recent
When you think about the fact that it has been only two hundred years since people in Italy began to use tomatoes as ingredients, you could say that the use of tomatoes in Italian cooking is [ .]
(A) something quite new
(B) something quite recent
Top answer
I think (A) is a slightly better fit, but both would be understood to mean the same.
- I think (A) is a slightly better fit, but both would be understood to mean the same.
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I think (A) is a slightly better fit, but both would be understood to mean the same.
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Thank you very much. Is it possible to ask you another question?
I wonder whether the position of 'only' is correct in the sentence above.
I think I am just confused because of "about."
It has been only about two hundred years since ~.
I wonder whether the position of 'only' is correct in the sentence above.
I think I am just confused because of "about."
It has been only about two hundred years since ~.
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nicetomeetyouIt has been only about two hundred years since ~.Yes, this is correct.
"It has only been about two hundred years since ~" would also be common, though yours has "only" next to the modified thing, which some people think is formally preferable.
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