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Chariot Posted 20 years ago
Linguistics Studies
vocabulary
I'd like to know how "prospective" and "potential " different? They all have the meaning of "hopeful". Thanks as lot.
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The way I understand it but this is maybe more of a personal interpretation 'prospective' has to do with making plans about the future or at least being driven towards making something happen. In other words when talking about something bad and something you're not taking action to make it happen, I would think 'prospective' isn't the best choice. For instance, I think I wouldn't say 'global warming leads to a prospective catastrophe' but rather 'global warming leads to a potential catastrophe'.
- The way I understand it but this is maybe more of a personal interpretation 'prospective' has to do with making plans about the future or at least being driven towards making something happen.
- In other words when talking about something bad and something you're not taking action to make it happen, I would think 'prospective' isn't the best choice.
- For instance, I think I wouldn't say 'global warming leads to a prospective catastrophe' but rather 'global warming leads to a potential catastrophe'.
- But again this is me talking here and others may disagree.
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The way I understand it but this is maybe more of a personal interpretation 'prospective' has to do with making plans about the future or at least being driven towards making something happen.
In other words when talking about something bad and something you're not taking action to make it happen, I would think 'prospective' isn't the best choice.
For instance, I think
In other words when talking about something bad and something you're not taking action to make it happen, I would think 'prospective' isn't the best choice.
For instance, I think
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Hi guys,
In various cases, these words can be interchanged. However, here's a couple of general comments.
prospective This involves the idea of 'looking into the future'. Consider The house had a pleasant prospect, ie a pleasant view or I have the prospect of a job, meaning when I look at the future, I see the chance of a
In various cases, these words can be interchanged. However, here's a couple of general comments.
prospective This involves the idea of 'looking into the future'. Consider The house had a pleasant prospect, ie a pleasant view or I have the prospect of a job, meaning when I look at the future, I see the chance of a
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Yes, this last interpretation makes better sense : from what I recall 'potente' in latin would mean something like 'power' or 'ability'.
Thank you Clive for your contribution to clearing it up !
Waïti.
Thank you Clive for your contribution to clearing it up !
Waïti.
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