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Barra-Barracuda
What's the diffrence between debatable and arguable?
Well,how to use in sentences?
Thank you!
Aug 21, 2014 12:52 PM
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I think they're pretty much the same.
If someone says "She is a good singer" and you don't really agree with them, you could say "That's debatable." Most people would use "debatable" but "arguable" works too.
August 21, 2014
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Generally, you debate (discuss) a topic, but argue (put forward) a single fact/statement.
1) "Whether or not I am the best singer is debatable" (Topic = 'whether or not I am the best singer')
2) "It is arguable that I am the best singer." (Proposed fact = 'I am the best singer')
People do use 'arguable' in 1), but I think 'debatable' is nicer.
you can't use 'debatable' in 2).
August 21, 2014
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Barra-Barracuda
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, Korean
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