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Uktous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Version or edition ?

hi,

There is a very popular comics which is not only wriiten in English but also written in a lot of difficult langiage.

which of the following sentence is correct?

I read the comics in english version
I read the comics in english edition
  

Top answer

'Version" - usually implies something that is different. So a Chinese version differs from an English version. Window XP version differs from Window 99 version.

  • 'Version" - usually implies something that is different.
  • So a Chinese version differs from an English version.
  • Window XP version differs from Window 99 version.
  • "Edition" - usually implies a difference by addition or slight changes.
  • A book might have 1st and 2nd edition, with the 2nd edition differeing by additional chapters.
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'Version" - usually implies something that is different. So a Chinese version differs from an English version. Window XP version differs from Window 99 version.

"Edition" - usually implies a difference by addition or slight changes. A book might have 1st and 2nd edition, with the 2nd edition differeing by additional chapters.

In your example, it'd be more appropriate to use "ve
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