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Old 07-Jun-2006, 11:49
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Default usage of the word significant
If I need to say " the change in social mores signified a larger change in gender equations", would it be ok to say " the change in social mores were significant (or signific) of a larger change in gender equations ?
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Old 08-Jun-2006, 04:11
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Default Re: usage of the word significant
Not really- to me, 'significant' has the idea of a large quantity or number, which changes the meaning a bit.
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