Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject: necessary vs necessity |
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1.It was an imperative necessity that the advance of the Turks was terminated.
2.It was imperatively necessary that the advance of the Turks was terminated.
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I saw #1 in a book. So I paraphrased it as #2.
1.Does #1 make sense?
2.Is #2 the same meaning as #1?
3.If so, which one is better? or If not, what's the difference between them?
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pugachevV
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 2295
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| Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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It sounds to me like overkill.
It was imperative that the Turks be stopped (to paraphrase).
Is about the same thing as, it was necessary that the Turks...etc.
Imperative, as an adjective,means, Of vital importance.
As a noun it means an essential or urgent thing. A factor that makes something necessary, so you can see that the sentence is saying the same thing using a different word. (As you probably know, this is called tautology).
To me Imperative is the stronger word
If, however, having looked up your definitions, you decide to go with both words, both your sentences are OK |
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