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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
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Which is correct, 'Emotional connection', 'Emotional connect' or 'Emotional connectivity'?

Which is correct, 'Emotional connection', 'Emotional connect' or 'Emotional connectivity'? People often use these phrases interchangeably: "Within a short time we both have developed an emotional connection/ emotional connect/ emotional connectivity between each other."

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"emotional connectivity" sounds a bit odd to me. I understand "emotional connection" and "emotional connect" to mean the same thing, but "connect" seems jargony. Many dictionaries seem not to even acknowledge a noun "connect".

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  • "emotional connectivity" sounds a bit odd to me.
  • I understand "emotional connection" and "emotional connect" to mean the same thing, but "connect" seems jargony.
  • Many dictionaries seem not to even acknowledge a noun "connect".
  • In your sentence, "both ...
  • between each other" seems slightly clumsy or redundant.
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"emotional connectivity" sounds a bit odd to me. I understand "emotional connection" and "emotional connect" to mean the same thing, but "connect" seems jargony. Many dictionaries seem not to even acknowledge a noun "connect".

In your sentence, "both ... between each other" seems slightly clumsy or redundant.
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