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Difference between announcement and advertisement Fri Jan 14, 2005 4:53 am  Difference between announcement and advertisement
 

Test No. incompl/elem-2 "Money accepted", question 10

You can see the ......... about the sale in the local paper.

(a) announcement
(b) warning
(c) notice
(d) advertisement

Test No. incompl/elem-2 "Money accepted", answer 10

You can see the advertisement about the sale in the local paper.

Correct answer: (d) advertisement

Your answer was: incorrect
You can see the announcement about the sale in the local paper.
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Dear Madam/Sir,

I was wondering what is the rationale for deciding between advertisement and announcement. Sale can also be announced by local news papers if it is covered as a journalistic endeavor and not explicitly advertised.

Thank you for the answer.
AR
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Difference between announcement and advertisement Fri Jan 14, 2005 12:03 pm  Difference between announcement and advertisement
 

When I wrote this, I was thinking that announcement is too formal a word for something as ordinary as a sale. I believe it is a word used more usually to announce events like births, deaths and marriages. or in the commercial sense for something like the closing of a business.
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Difference between announcement and advertisement Sat Feb 26, 2005 16:44 pm  Difference between announcement and advertisement
 

I`ve also marked announcement.... Laughing
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Difference between announcement and advertisement Sat Feb 26, 2005 16:46 pm  Difference between announcement and advertisement
 

Me too.... but at first I wanted to mark advertisement... Laughing
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Difference between announcement and advertisement Thu Jul 28, 2005 19:18 pm  Difference between announcement and advertisement
 

Hi

Alan, you write:
Quote:
When I wrote this, I was thinking that announcement is too formal a word for something as ordinary as a sale. I believe it is a word used more usually to announce events like births, deaths and marriages. or in the commercial sense for something like the closing of a business.

I am just wondering if I could say
"is a too formal word".

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Word order Thu Jul 28, 2005 19:48 pm  Word order
 

Too formal a word or a too formal word? An interesting question. The construction (too formal a word) is possible since too qualifies the adjective and is directly related to the noun (word). I think it creates a better balance in the sentence.
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