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Tempwy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Strong

Is it okay to use the adjective "strong" in "strong necessity" like:

"They ignored the strong necessity for a balanced budget."

I looked up dictionary but couldn't find a good definition for "strong" for the above example. Is my example wrong?
  

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Well, we have different degrees of necessity. For instance: I have a necessity to eat a balanced diet, so I can remain healthy. As a diabetic I have a strong necessity to eat a balanced in order for me stay alive.

— Nagariya

  • Well, we have different degrees of necessity.
  • For instance: I have a necessity to eat a balanced diet, so I can remain healthy.
  • As a diabetic I have a strong necessity to eat a balanced in order for me stay alive.
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Well, we have different degrees of necessity. For instance:

I have a necessity to eat a balanced diet, so I can remain healthy.

As a diabetic I have a strong necessity to eat a balanced in order for me stay alive.
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So, "strong" means "very"?
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You can't actually use very to replace strong in your sentence, but you are basically correct.
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So, the phrase "strong necessity" is not standard English?
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