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Diamondrg Posted 20 years ago
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usual / common
1 Is it usual for James to be so late?
2 It's very common to see people having a picnic in the park?
Is it correct to use usual in 2 and common in 1? If not, why?
2 It's very common to see people having a picnic in the park?
Is it correct to use usual in 2 and common in 1? If not, why?
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usual relates to frequency, being customary (stresses the absence of strangeness ; applicable to whatever is expected happens in the ordinary course of events) common relates to being normal, not special (implies the lack of distinguishing or exceptional qualities ; it suggests usualness, everyday character or quality, or frequency of occurence; From: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms. html
- usual relates to frequency, being customary (stresses the absence of strangeness ; applicable to whatever is expected happens in the ordinary course of events) common relates to being normal, not special (implies the lack of distinguishing or exceptional qualities ; it suggests usualness, everyday character or quality, or frequency of occurence; From: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms.
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usual relates to frequency, being customary
(stresses the absence of strangeness; applicable to whatever is expected happens in the ordinary course of events)
common relates to being normal, not special
(implies the lack of distinguishing or exceptional qualities; it suggests usualness, everyday charact
(stresses the absence of strangeness; applicable to whatever is expected happens in the ordinary course of events)
common relates to being normal, not special
(implies the lack of distinguishing or exceptional qualities; it suggests usualness, everyday charact
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