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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Unusually or unusual?
1. Due to the unusually cool summer this year, we've seen the lowest sales of air conditioners in a decade.
2. Due to the unusual cool summer this year, we've seen the lowest sales of air conditioners in a decade.
2. Due to the unusual cool summer this year, we've seen the lowest sales of air conditioners in a decade.
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Both are correct but there's a difference in meaning. In sentence 1 the summer was unusually cool, in sentence 2 it was both unusual and cool, but not unusually cool. The intended meaning is probably what sentence 1 says.
- Both are correct but there's a difference in meaning.
- In sentence 1 the summer was unusually cool, in sentence 2 it was both unusual and cool, but not unusually cool.
- The intended meaning is probably what sentence 1 says.
- CB
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Both are correct but there's a difference in meaning. In sentence 1 the summer was unusually cool, in sentence 2 it was both unusual and cool, but not unusually cool. The intended meaning is probably what sentence 1 says.
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