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What is the difference between sufficient and enough ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between sufficient and enough ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are very similar in meaning except enough can be used as an adverb and exclamation while sufficient cannot.
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They're similar, but "enough" is more casual / colloquial, more common - whilst "sufficient" is used for more technical / formal circumstances.
"I've had enough coffee for today."
"There is a sufficient supply of merchandise."
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They are synonymous but...
"enough" is Germanic
"sufficient" is from Latin
In English, words of Germanic origin are used more in everyday situations and words of Latin origin are more formal or literary.
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@Gejemica: Germanic / Old English terms also encompass the less prestigious, more negatively associated terms. Latin-originated words are always the elevated and professional-sounding ones.
Drink - Old English
Beverage - French, derived from Latin
When you consume too much alcohol, you get drunk, not beveraged. 😝
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