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Anonymous  +  235128 Mon, 12 Jun 06 07:14 AM

Dear teachers;

What would be the difference between the following sentences?

"It's just a matter of degree."

and

"It's just a matter of degrees."

Thanks in advance.
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nona the brit  +  235131 Mon, 12 Jun 06 07:51 AM
Only the first version is correct. 'a matter of degree' is  an idiomatic phrase so you can't change it.
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Anonymous, 3 yr 167 days ago
 Anonymous wrote:
"It's just a matter of degrees."
This is also correct, but the meaning is different. This suggests that what is important is to have degrees, such as college degrees, or perhaps that the difference is just a matter of a few degrees Fahrenheit/Centigrade.
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