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Potential VERSUS potentiality #1 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:21 am   Potential VERSUS potentiality
 

"Potential" (noun) and "potentiality"(noun) are interchangeable in these cases? If not, please eaplain the difference in meaning.

1. We often underestimate our potentialities.
We often underestimate our potentialitals.
2. She has a great potential as an artiste.
She has a great potentiality as an artiste.
3. The house has a lot of potential.
The house has a lot of potentiality.
4. The European market place offers excellent potential for increasing sales.
The European market place offers excellent potentiality for increasing sales.

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Potential vs potentiality #2 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:35 am   Potential vs potentiality
 

Note that potential denotes qualities that can be developed and potentiality denotes quality

Quote:
We often underestimate our potentialitals

We often underestimate our potential
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2. She has great potential as an artiste.

I like also
She has great potential for being(to be) an artist.
Quote:
The house has a lot of potentiality.

The house has a lot of potentialities.
Some of your sentences I'd used just with potential and some with potentiality :D
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Potential vs potentiality #3 (permalink) Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:59 am   Potential vs potentiality
 

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