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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

The difference between "diminish" and "deplete"

Hi

Would you say that both of the following sentences work fine?

My funds are depleting fast.
My funds are diminishing fast.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Would you say that both of the following sentences work fine? No.

  • Mr.
  • Tom Would you say that both of the following sentences work fine?
  • No.
  • "depleting" goes in the opposite direction.
  • Something is depleting my funds.
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Mr. TomWould you say that both of the following sentences work fine?
No. "depleting" goes in the opposite direction. Something is depleting my funds.

The second one is fine.

CJ

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