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differnce b/w equivalent to and the equivalent of

by rohilla_sandeep Fri May 27, 2011 2:27 am

"A is about equivalent to B."

"A is abouth the equivalent of B"

What's the meaning of the above two sentences.
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Re: differnce b/w equivalent to and the equivalent of

by RonPurewal Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:44 am

rohilla_sandeep Wrote:"A is about equivalent to B."

"A is abouth the equivalent of B"

What's the meaning of the above two sentences.


neither of these would be acceptable in formal writing. where did you get them?