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Tue 23 Sep, 2014 08:12 am
Hi, all. English is not my first language. Today I meet one sentence "This is of special significance", but I am more familiar with "This is significant". What is the difference between these two sentences? Are there any official explanation about the usage 'of noun' phrase, like in Oxford dictionary? Thanks in advance.
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@Flysnowing,
Quote: What is the difference between these two sentences?
There is no difference in meaning, and you can insert "special" or "specially" in both of these to convey exactly the same message.
Further example:
John is very tall.
John's height is above average.
John is of above-average height.
@McTag,
Thanks for your explanation.
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