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dramatic and dramatical Sat Mar 17, 2007 15:41 pm  dramatic and dramatical
 

Is it acceptable to some extent if I use "a dramatical increase in the economy" instead of "a dramatic increase...". I made that mistake in a speech Sad
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dramatic and dramatical Sat Mar 17, 2007 17:35 pm  dramatic and dramatical
 

Hi quan11287

Even though you might find 'dramatical' in some dictionaries, I would consider the usage 'a dramatical increase' to be wrong. An audience of native speakers of English will also immediately perceive an error if you say 'a dramatical increase'.
You should only say 'a dramatic increase' (or use the verb and adverb: 'increased dramatically').

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