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Samerrustom Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Total VS toatality

Can you inform me what is the difference in meaning between "the totality of" and "the total of" please?
  

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These have a similar sense but are used differently. Examples of (US) usage: The total of five, ten, and twelve is twenty-seven. ) The totality of the human suffering caused by the hurricane is immeasurable.

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  • These have a similar sense but are used differently.
  • Examples of (US) usage: The total of five, ten, and twelve is twenty-seven.
  • ) The totality of the human suffering caused by the hurricane is immeasurable.
  • )
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These have a similar sense but are used differently. Examples of (US) usage:

The total of five, ten, and twelve is twenty-seven. (Totality cannot be used here.)

The totality of the human suffering caused by the hurricane is immeasurable. (Total would not be used here.)
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Thank you for helping me.

Can I say "The total profit for selling Iphone 6 plus is 10000000$"?
Can I say "The totality of population on the planet is around 5 billion"?
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The following are okay:

The total profit from iPhone 6 sales is $ _______ . ("Totality of" cannot be used here.)

The total population of the planet is around 5 billion. ("Totality of" cannot be used here.)

"Totality" is used more with abstract, not-easily-quantifiable things: the totality of suffering, the totality of wasted lives, etc. "Total" is used more wi
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