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Supercat Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Would you check if they're different?

1) This chemical has wide range of industrial uses.

2) This chemical has widely been used in? industrial applications.

1 is an example I picked up from OALD, and 2 is the sentence I tried.

Tense and slight nuances apart, do they have the same meaning? Your opinions?
  

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Supercat 1 is an example I picked up from OALD It is wrong. It should read ' a wide range'. Supercat 2 is the sentence I tried.

— Mister Micawber

  • Supercat 1 is an example I picked up from OALD It is wrong.
  • It should read ' a wide range'.
  • Supercat 2 is the sentence I tried.
  • The adverb is slightly misplaced.
  • It usually reads: 2) This chemical has been used widely in industrial applications.
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Supercat1 is an example I picked up from OALD
It is wrong. It should read 'a wide range'.
Supercat 2 is the sentence I tried.
The adverb is slightly misplaced. It usually reads:

2) This chemical has been used widely in industrial applications.
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Mister Micawber It should read 'a wide range'.
Yes, that was my typo. I must say sorry to OALD.
Mister Micawber used widely in industrial applications.
Maybe. #2 can also refer geographically.
Indeed. Thanks a lot.
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