Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
The director reworked the play several times
The director reworked/revised/modified the play several times before he was satisfied with it.
Could I use "revised/modified" to replace "reworked" in the above without making a change in meaning? Thanks.
Could I use "revised/modified" to replace "reworked" in the above without making a change in meaning? Thanks.
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Hi, The director reworked /revised/modified the play several times before he was satisfied with it. Could I use "revised/modified" to replace "reworked" in the above without making a change in meaning? They are often interchanged, but here are a few comments.
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Hi,
The director reworked/revised/modified the play several times before he was satisfied with it.
Could I use "revised/modified" to replace "reworked" in the above without making a change in meaning? They are often interchanged, but here are a few comments.
reworked This suggests that all or a lot
The director reworked/revised/modified the play several times before he was satisfied with it.
Could I use "revised/modified" to replace "reworked" in the above without making a change in meaning? They are often interchanged, but here are a few comments.
reworked This suggests that all or a lot
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These words all have a similar meaning in this sentence, but each is slightly different.
"Reworked" seems to suggest that the director made more changes than do "modified" and "revised", but really they are all very similar.
"Reworked" seems to suggest that the director made more changes than do "modified" and "revised", but really they are all very similar.
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