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Forum: English Questions May 22nd, 2007, 12:58 am
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Posted By susan53
Re: "in a word"

I think briefly is relative. If you have a long and complex argument a "brief" summary might still go on for a couple of sentences. But it seems to me that often the expression is just used to mean...
Forum: English Questions May 21st, 2007, 10:23 am
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Posted By susan53
Re: "in a word"

I agree with your students - I think it has a more dramatic effect when it is followed by just one word, but it's certainly not a rule.

Here are some examples I got by googling it, restricting the...
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