On Screen p 63. Word Formation

 Do Ex 9

cherry-picking: the act of choosing the best people or things from a group and leaving those that are not so good.

E.g.

There can be no cherry-picking of statistics that happen to support your case.


markedly /ˈmɑːkɪdli / in a way that is very easy to notice. Sp. notablemente

E.g.

Johnson and Rivera have markedly different leadership styles.  

Trade has increased markedly


remarkably: /rɪˈmɑːkəbli/ in a way that is unusual or surprising and causes people to take notice. Synonym: astonishingly. Sp. notablemente, extraordinariamente, sorprendentemente.      

E.g.

The car is in remarkably good condition for its age.     

Remarkably, nobody was killed.     

The two reports are remarkably similar.

Service quality to the local community had remarkably deteriorated, working conditions were poor and local council costs were rising.

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