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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

vocabulary

What is the difference between these phrases:

history and perspectives of relations

history and prospects of relations

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perspective is the only appropriate option, meaning 'point of view' prospect can mean 'viewpoint' from not in the same sense - it means a physical location from which you get a view (as in landscape).

— Nona the brit

  • perspective is the only appropriate option, meaning 'point of view' prospect can mean 'viewpoint' from not in the same sense - it means a physical location from which you get a view (as in landscape).
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perspective is the only appropriate option, meaning 'point of view'

prospect can mean 'viewpoint' from not in the same sense - it means a physical location from which you get a view (as in landscape).
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Nona The Britperspective is the only appropriate option, meaning 'point of view'

prospect can mean 'viewpoint' from not in the same sense - it means a physical location from which you get a view (as in landscape).
How about
"The history and the prospects of the trade between the UK and the US?"
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prospect
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Yes that is another meaning of prospect.

But due to the OPs confusion between perspective and prospect I believe that they were looking at the perspective (point of view) and prospect (viewpoint) meanings, which could easily confuse someone who'd just looked them both up in a dictionary.

You wouldn't confuse perspective with the meaning of prospect that you mention.

Aft
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i'd say my perspective is my approach to viewing the future, how I set about it. The prospect is what I consider the future holds.
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The meaning of these phrases must be "the possible ways of development"

which is correct?
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In that case I'd say "prospects"
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