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In a dramatic way vs. in a powerful way Thu Nov 09, 2006 14:34 pm  In a dramatic way vs. in a powerful way
 

Hi, we often have used Google to see how often a phrase might be used. Now, if you google 'in a dramatic way' and 'in a powerful way' you get almost the same amount of results. (more than 130,000)

What would you say is the difference between both phrases?

Thanks in advance,
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Dramatically vs. powerfully Fri Nov 10, 2006 15:25 pm  Dramatically vs. powerfully
 

Not so easy to answer, Torsten! I'd say it would depend on the context (a very handy all-purpose answer!).

In a dramatic way/dramatically means 'very surprisingly': it is having a dramatic effect on our sales; imports have risen dramatically.

In a powerful way/powerfully means 'very strongly', but without the surprise or shock element.

Also, they can be used together as in 'powerfully dramatic' or 'dramatically powerful'.
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