[Vocabulary] concrete situation?

[katmig]

"It is also common to live with parents till moving to a new house or flat, but it depends on a concrete situation."

This is an extract from a paragraph about pros & cons of living in a house versus flat.

Is the adjective "concrete" OK here? What comes to my mind is "on the particular situation" or "on the specific situation" but I know "concrete" does have several (even abstract) meanings... Is the indefinite article (A concrete situation) OK here?

Thank you in advance!

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, katmig.

Please tell us who wrote that, or in what context you encountered it.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes, tell us more.

It's understandable, but I wouldn't use "a" or "concrete" that way.

I agree with you: I'd say "the actual situation" or "the specific situation" or "the particular situation.")

 

[katmig]

Welcome to the forum, katmig.

Please tell us who wrote that, or in what context you encountered it.

"Many young people prefer to buy a flat and then, after a few years of saving money, they buy or build a house. It is also common to live with parents till moving to a new house or flat, but it depends on a concrete situation." >> the student here just wants to say young people either buy a flat or live in a house with their parents before they move to their own house - it depends on several factors - eg. whether their parents live in a two-floored house with enough rooms for everyone, on the financial situation of those people and so on.


Thank you!

 

[katmig]

Yes, tell us more.

It's understandable, but I wouldn't use "a" or "concrete" that way.

I agree with you: I'd say "the actual situation" or "the specific situation" or "the particular situation.")

:up: Thanks a lot, I think it is much clearer to me now .

 

[tedmc]

It is also common (for young people) to live with (their) parents till moving to a new house or flat (until they can afford to buy and move to their own homes).

Aside from the last part, I think the original sentence is not well written.

 

[katmig]

It is also common (for young people) to live with (their) parents till moving to a new house or flat (until they can afford to buy and move to their own homes).

Aside from the last part, I think the original sentence is not well written.

Yes, I agree. Thank you for pointing that out.