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Double vs. two

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Anonymous  +  962178 Thu, 05 Nov 09 06:29 AM

Hi. What is the difference? a double disaster two disasters
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Ter  +  962329 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:14 AM
My understanding is they're the same, except with "double", it means the gap of timing between the two disaster is very short. So you get one disaster after another. And there's also the emphatic element to it.
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Clive  +  962331 Thu, 05 Nov 09 11:20 AM
Hi,

'Double' also suggests a relationship beteen the two disasters,

eg the great San Francisco earthquake was followed by a huge fire which destroyed the city, so it was a double disaster.

 

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