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 #2 (permalink) Tue Nov 28, 2006 13:42 pm Difference between variable, varied, various and variety |
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Something which varies or changes all the time is variable: variable weather.
Something of various kinds or different is varied: you should eat a more varied diet; we have a varied response to our questionnaire.
Various means 'different' or 'several': we’ve met on various occasions; there are various ways of getting to London from here.
A variety is (being of) different sorts: his work has a lot of variety; we read books on a variety of subjects; for a variety of reasons, for several different reasons. |
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Conchita
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Nov 28, 2006 16:41 pm Difference between variable, varied, various and variety |
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| Conchita wrote: |
Something which varies or changes all the time is variable: variable weather.
Something of various kinds or different is varied: you should eat a more varied diet; we have a varied response to our questionnaire.
Various means 'different' or 'several': we’ve met on various occasions; there are various ways of getting to London from here.
A variety is (being of) different sorts: his work has a lot of variety; we read books on a variety of subjects; for a variety of reasons, for several different reasons. |
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Hi Conchita , then is there any differrence of Varied and Various in your sample sentence ?
I feel it is the same if you say
you should eat a more varied diet; we have a varied response to our questionnaire.
you should eat a more various diet; we have a varied response to our questionnaire.
sorry I confused for these.... |
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 Handonger
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Nov 28, 2006 19:23 pm Difference between variable, varied, various and variety |
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| I think varied is used with a singular noun, but various with plural..isn't it? |
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Sultano
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Nov 28, 2006 23:41 pm Difference between variable, varied, various and variety |
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| Sultano is partly right: 'various' refers to several (different) things and is used with plural nouns, whereas 'varied' can describe both singular and plural nouns. |
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Conchita
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