Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
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Speechie Coach
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My understansing is that the difference is whether you are looking to describe something as having qualitative (substantial) or quantitative (substantive) properties.
Substantial vs. substantive
My understansing is that the difference is whether you are looking to describe something as having qualitative (substantial) or quantitative (substantive) properties.