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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Versus

I'm versus going there.
Does it mean "Against"
People in cities versus rural populations.
Does it mean "And"
And what does " Free trade versus protection"
Mean?
  

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Jumanah I'm versus going there. That is not a natural English sentence. Jumanah People in cities versus rural populations.

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  • Jumanah I'm versus going there.
  • That is not a natural English sentence.
  • Jumanah People in cities versus rural populations.
  • " Free trade versus protection" In what context have you seen these phrases?
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JumanahI'm versus going there.
That is not a natural English sentence.
JumanahPeople in cities versus rural populations. " Free trade versus protection"
In what context have you seen these phrases?
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JumanahDoes it mean "Against"
Yes, but only in a legal context:

Rhodes versus the Department of Energy (A legal case where Rhodes, a person, has sued a government agency.)
Brown versus the Board of Education refers to a legal decision (a court case) which desegregated schools in the US.

"A versus B" means one of two
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Abortion was legalized nationally in the United States following the Roe against/versus Wade case.
Either against or versus works.
Is that correct?
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JumanahEither against or versus works.Is that correct?
No.
It is a formal name of a legal court case decided by the Supreme Court.
Roe versus Wade, more commonly cited as http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/p/roe_v_wade.htm
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JumanahPeople in cities versus rural populations.
It sounds like a heading for some kind of research study. The meaning is

People in cities in contrast to rural populations.
(People who live in cities contrasted with people who live in rural areas.)
JumanahFree trade versus protection
The idea is
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Versus: used to compare two things or Ideas, especially when you have to choose between them.
For example, a handsome guy versus a rich guy.
Does "versus" mean "or" or what?
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Alphecca Stars has already provided a link to definitions above, Jumanah. Please follow it.
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Of course I followed the link, but I couldn't understand how to use "versus" to "compare two things or ideas, especially when you have to choose between them"
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eg.

When should you rent (a flat) versus buy (a house)? It's a question lots and lots of people are asking these days. Armed with intriguing new data on the relative costs of renting versus buying, The New York Times' David Leonhardt suggested that the significant decline in real estate prices was making buying a home a much better proposition in a growing numb
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