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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Wealth

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What's the difference between a wealth of something and an ocean of something?

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They mean more or less the same thing, but "wealth of something" is generally used in a positive statement, while an "ocean of something" is generally used in a negative statement, for example: I got a wealth of information from the website. I was drowning in an ocean of troubles. He suddenly had an ocean of cash, with no idea of what to do with it.

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  • They mean more or less the same thing, but "wealth of something" is generally used in a positive statement, while an "ocean of something" is generally used in a negative statement, for example: I got a wealth of information from the website.
  • I was drowning in an ocean of troubles.
  • He suddenly had an ocean of cash, with no idea of what to do with it.
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They mean more or less the same thing, but "wealth of something" is generally used in a positive statement, while an "ocean of something" is generally used in a negative statement, for example:

I got a wealth of information from the website.

I was drowning in an ocean of troubles.

He suddenly had an ocean of cash, with no idea of what to do with it. (The overall tone of
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