Perikles |
February 15, 2011 05:12 AM |
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Originally Posted by irmamar
(Post 105421)
When both terms are adjectives, are they interchangeable?
Civil/civilian population.
Thanks. :)
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No, they are not. Civilain is in fact a noun, so civilian population means a population of civilians.
Civil is an adjective and does mean pertaining to the population, but more commonly relating to polite behaviour. A "civil population" would be understood as a population of people who are polite to each other. :eek: (England for example, not Spain :D)
When posting on a forum, we are required to be civil to each other. :)
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