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Snuppelina Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

underestimate

Hi, is it ok for the native speaker's ear to say this:

It is difficult to underestimate the advantages of the complex when it comes to experiments with nuclei at record-high sensitivity.

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snuppelina , is it ok for the native speaker's ear Yes.

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  • snuppelina , is it ok for the native speaker's ear Yes.
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snuppelina, is it ok for the native speaker's ear
Yes.
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Would 'overestimate' be a better option here?
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I have no idea; the meanings are opposite. I am not a scientist.
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Thank you!

I was just wondering about the constructures You cannot overestimate vs you cannot underestimate smth, that is, smth is so great that it is difficult to make it look bad.
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snuppelinasmth is so great that it is difficult to make it look bad.
Then you cannot overestimate its greatness.
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