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economic / economical

abu_sandra

abu_sandra

Saudi Arabia

Economic/economical is  difficult. If we are talking about ‘the economic situation’ or ‘the economic outlook’ of a country, i.e. where we are discussing ‘the economy’, then the adjectival suffix -ic is preferred:

  • 'The economic outlook in this country is now bleaker than at any time in the last ten years.'
However, if we are talking about making personal economies and saving money, we tend to use ‘economical’. ‘Economical’ also means using the minimum amount of time or energy. Study the following:
  • 'This car is not very economical. It only does 15 miles to the gallon.'

     

  • 'Storage heaters are extremely economical because they run on night-time electicity.'

     

  • 'Politicians are invariably economical with the truth.'

     

  • 'We wanted to make the most economical use of our time as we had only half a day there.

 

       taken from bbc site

04:55 PM Jan 28 2008 |

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"Noody "

Saudi Arabia

thanks 

really it is a useful information

09:33 PM Jan 28 2008 |