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MariaAnnaK Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary
Wilderness vs. Wild
What is the difference between nouns: wilderness and wild. If we refer to the film "Wild" with Reese Whitersoon, we might name it movie about self discovery in the wild or in the wilderness?
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Wild is mostly used as an adjective. There are a couple of expressions where it is a noun. " "in the wild" is an expression meaning in their unaltered natural environment.
- Wild is mostly used as an adjective.
- There are a couple of expressions where it is a noun.
- " "in the wild" is an expression meaning in their unaltered natural environment.
- Another expression is "in the wilds of Borneo" - The plural form is used in the particular expression to mean all the wilderness areas in a country, state, or other region..
- WIlderness is always a noun.
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Wild is mostly used as an adjective. There are a couple of expressions where it is a noun.
"On this tour you can see native species in the wild."
"in the wild" is an expression meaning in their unaltered natural environment.
Another expression is "in the wilds of Borneo" - The plural form is used in the particular expression to mean all the wilderness areas in a
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