Monstrum Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Diferrence between
held in / detained
document / information
prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War
reported transferred/ transferred
document / information
prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War
reported transferred/ transferred
Top answer
Hi, Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments. held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical. eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone document a eg a letter, a report / information eg the contents of a letter or report.
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Hi,
Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments.
held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical. eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone
document a eg a letter, a report / information
Much depends on how these terms are used ina sentence, but here are some general comments.
held in / detained 'Detained' sounds more offiical. eg a kidnapper would not usually be said to 'detain' someone
document a eg a letter, a report / information
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held in:
He held in his stomach as the tailor measured him for a suit.
detained:
We were detained by the police after the political demonstration.
document, information:
This document contains just as much information as that book does.
This document is very big, but it doesn't contain much information.
prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War:
He held in his stomach as the tailor measured him for a suit.
detained:
We were detained by the police after the political demonstration.
document, information:
This document contains just as much information as that book does.
This document is very big, but it doesn't contain much information.
prisoner of war/ Prisoner of War:
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