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which is right?
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liagomes
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which is right?
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Please, could you tell me which is correct:
"the historic centre" or "the historical centre"
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10 Jun 2012
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papadeli
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Memory
Tricks
William Safire said something that might help you remember the difference:
�Any past event is historical, but only the most memorable ones are historic�
An odd memory trick to help you:
You can remember the meanings of these two words by thinking that
�ic� is �important,� and
they both start with i,
and
�al� is �all in the past,� and those both start with a
Read more here
Greetings from Greece,
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10 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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So, it �s the historical centre, if you apply the logic. But mostly these places are advertised as historic centres.
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10 Jun 2012
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liagomes
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thank you so much cunliffe! |
10 Jun 2012
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