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[flyingkiwi]

Hi everybody,

Can somebody please tell me when in English you use the following words:

total, whole, overall

and what the difference is for each word and when do you use them.

For example: 'We must ascertain the overall probability of ...."

Can you say 'we must ascertain the total probability.."??

Thanks for your help.

[fluffyhamster]

on the whole/overall/?*in total

[sallycat]

nova is totally fvcked.
on the whole, nova is fvcked.
overall, nova is fvcked

[markle]

but overall is the whole of nova totally farked?

[southofreality]

Yes, but in total is it wholly farked overall?

[sallycat]

yes
and
yes
nova is totally fvcked on the whole in its overalls