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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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two dollars

A substantial number of China's population live on [merely/just/only] two dollars a day.

Are all choices correct with little difference?

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Yes, but personally I wouldn't use merely . To me it suggests something trivial, which doesn't go with the focus on survival. CJ

— CalifJim

  • Yes, but personally I wouldn't use merely .
  • To me it suggests something trivial, which doesn't go with the focus on survival.
  • CJ
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Yes, but personally I wouldn't use merely. To me it suggests something trivial, which doesn't go with the focus on survival.

CJ
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