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Famous vs. popular #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:22 am   Famous vs. popular
 

Test No. incompl/inter-50 "Computers", question 4

Laptop computers are becoming more and more ......... in the business world.

(a) famous
(b) popular
(c) sought
(d) wished

Test No. incompl/inter-50 "Computers", answer 4

Laptop computers are becoming more and more popular in the business world.

Correct answer: (b) popular

Your answer was: incorrect
Laptop computers are becoming more and more famous in the business world.
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Why word .. famous.. doesn't fikt in here?
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Famous vs. popular #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 04, 2004 20:50 pm   Famous vs. popular
 

Famous is an adjective to describe people who are very popular such as movie stars or pop groups.
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