Hi,
Does this mean the economy is generally soft?
I missed the word little, and now I understand the whole sentence.
As for the underlined part, the word substantially means generally, right?
Liveinjapan Thanks, Vopar. I missed the word little, and now I understand the whole sentence. As for the underlined part, the word substantially means generally, right?
OK. Well, you mean, with or without context, the economy is substantially weakening can only mean it is considerably weakening? Or the meaning of substantially depends on the context?
LiveinjapanThanks, YL. OK. Well, you mean, with or without context, the economy is substantially weakening can only mean it is considerably weakening? Or the meaning of substantially depends on the context?
AnonymousHi,I hope this helps you. The economy cannot be soft. It can be unstabled. I think this is what your sentence means.
Actually, it's not uncommon to refer to a "softening" economy.
substantially = considerably = to large extent
Understand.