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  1. 26-Jan-2004, 10:41 #1
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    Is there a difference between:
    1-Selectively, the nerves are desroyed.
    2-The nerves are selectively destroyed.
    3-The nerves are destroyed selectively.
  2. 26-Jan-2004, 12:09 #2
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    I think there is only one possible interpretation for those three sentences. No difference. (The second one is the most natural.)
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    I'duse 2 or 3 and they're pretty much the same.
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