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What's the difference between 'of great use' and 'very useful'?



 
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What's the difference between 'of great use' and 'very useful'? Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:20 am  What's the difference between 'of great use' and 'very useful'?		  
Dear teacher.
Please help me to show whether the senteces are the same meaning.
1. Mathematics today is of great use to many other sciences.
2. Mathematics today is useful to many other sciences.
Thanks.
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Useful Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:16 am  Useful		  
Hi,

Of great use is stronger in meaning than useful. Useful means something works well and of great use makes the point that it is extremely/very useful.

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Thank you, teacher a lot
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