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 #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 21, 2008 21:05 pm questin on the use of a subjunctive in ths sentence |
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Hi masaria
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| "the innovative points of this study are 1)..... 2) the definition of curves that could/can be considered typical for certain kinds of materials" |
From the little context you've given, it seems to me that you could use either word. The word 'could' would be more tentative.
You can say "a certain kind of material" -OR- "certain kinds of materials".
I think the latter is probably best for your context.
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| One more thing: the adjective MULTIFOLDED.... can it be used to mean that a certain issue has several aspects to consider? |
I don't think I've ever actually heard anyone use the word "multifolded". Did you actually find this in a dictionary? I'd suggest using the word "multifaceted":
"... in a scenario as multifaceted as the one described herein...."
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:48 pm question on the use of a subjunctive in ths sentence |
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Thanks for the tips...and sorry for my typo ... :)
As a matter of fact, I heard someone using the word "multifolded" with the meaning of "multifaceted"...but he was not a ntaive speaker.
I tink the word multifolded sounds fine, but I do not want to mislead he readers.... I serched it on the internet and came up with several different things |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 22, 2008 18:45 pm question on the use of a subjunctive in ths sentence |
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| I think the word multifolded sounds fine |
In the context of your sentence, "multifolded" sounds extremely odd to me.
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