How to use the verb, 'permeate'. i would like to know whether this following sentence is correct or not. ・English has literally permeated to be an international language of late. i use the word, pe

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How to use the verb, 'permeate'. i would like to know whether this following sentence is correct or not. ・English has literally permeated to be an international language of late. i use the word, permeated in this sentence meaning like spread. Does this verb have the same meanig of to spread?

2016年10月28日 06:37

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Well the expression is not very good English and probably needs a little tweaking. I assume the writer is not a native. ・English has spread to be an international language of late. Would be better Literally is used incorrectly here so I removed it. Permeated is also missunderstood here. I suspect "an" might also be wrong as "the" would make more sense, but that view is up to the writer.

2016年10月28日

Hello Rina, You can use the verb permeate - English has permeated throughout the world to become an international language. The meaning is very similar to spread but it is more formal. Best wishes Bob

2016年10月28日

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