Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

Pain in the English
Pain in the English

Unpacking English, Bit by Bit

A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.

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Speechie Coach

Member Since

April 16, 2012

Total number of comments

1

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Substantial vs. substantive

  • April 16, 2012, 8:29am

My understansing is that the difference is whether you are looking to describe something as having qualitative (substantial) or quantitative (substantive) properties.