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What is the difference between situation and circumstance and case ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between situation and circumstance and case ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
I always stuck in using "In this situation/ circumstance/ case"
Examples will be a huge help, thanks :)
Examples will be a huge help, thanks :)
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They all pretty much mean the same thing, although "case" is very uncommon, and is much more formal.
Sometimes, the words can be used interchangeably; sometimes they cannot. It depends on the context.
Here are some example sentences.
"We're in a rough situation."
(You would NOT say, "we're in a rough case," or "we're in a rough circumstance." "The circumstances are rough" is correct.)
Other correct sentences using
Circumstance/s
Ryan explained the circumstances to Ashley.
The circumstances have changed.
I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.
Situation
The situation could get quite dangerous.
It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.
And I've only ever heard detectives say "case".😅
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- English (US)
They all pretty much mean the same thing, although "case" is very uncommon, and is much more formal.
Sometimes, the words can be used interchangeably; sometimes they cannot. It depends on the context.
Here are some example sentences.
"We're in a rough situation."
(You would NOT say, "we're in a rough case," or "we're in a rough circumstance." "The circumstances are rough" is correct.)
Other correct sentences using
Circumstance/s
Ryan explained the circumstances to Ashley.
The circumstances have changed.
I can't imagine a circumstance in which I would do that.
Situation
The situation could get quite dangerous.
It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.
And I've only ever heard detectives say "case".😅
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@hebrewlearner Thank you so much!! So you mean I can use both in this circumstance or in this situation(both in a good or a bad situation/circumstance?)
I get so caught up in this question is because I used “in this case” to describe a topic during the English test, and the examiner looked me in a very odd way (I guess I probably said something wrong , just wanna make sure of it😅)
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@Tobeornottobe_ yes!; you can use both, whether the situation is good or bad. lol, now that you mention it, i guess people do say "in this case".. although its more formal. oops lol
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