Timeline for Can 'not passive' be substituted with 'quite active' in this context?
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| Jul 14, 2022 at 4:35 | vote | accept | ditto | ||
| Jul 14, 2022 at 3:37 | comment | added | Jeffrey Carney | In a context where something has been negated (e.g., not passive) it roughly means "in other words." But the negation is crucial to the context. Providing a synonym that eliminates the negation is not a subtle shift; it is a complete change. Your teacher is flat-out wrong in this case—and apparently obstinate. | |
| Jul 14, 2022 at 3:18 | comment | added | ditto | My teacher says(I talked with him today) that 'on the contrary' in this context means 'in other words'. It's so confusing... | |
| Jul 12, 2022 at 7:59 | history | answered | Jeffrey Carney | CC BY-SA 4.0 |