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The use of Vice from the phrase vice versa
Is “the way” synonym of “how”?Question regarding the use of “rather than”Use of the word “for”Use of the word “when.”What is the difference between “vice” and “deputy”?The use of the word “closet”Is this an appropriate use of “vice versa”?Use of “the” in a phraseThe use of “antithesis”Does this usage of “vice versa” give clear meaning?
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Can vice be used in a sentence in the following way.
"I would recommend using this product, vice, the other one."
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asked Mar 26 at 14:08
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Can vice be used in a sentence in the following way.
"I would recommend using this product, vice, the other one."
word-usage
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
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I’d choose this product over the other one.
– Jim
Mar 26 at 14:41
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Can vice be used in a sentence in the following way.
"I would recommend using this product, vice, the other one."
word-usage
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
Can vice be used in a sentence in the following way.
"I would recommend using this product, vice, the other one."
word-usage
word-usage
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
asked Mar 26 at 14:08
eric smitheric smith
6
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I’d choose this product over the other one.
– Jim
Mar 26 at 14:41
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I’d choose this product over the other one.
– Jim
Mar 26 at 14:41
I’d choose this product over the other one.
– Jim
Mar 26 at 14:41
I’d choose this product over the other one.
– Jim
Mar 26 at 14:41
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No.
There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster):
: in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman"
Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xi. 111 It was..soon afterwards reorganized, with Mr. Randegger, vice Mr. Leslie, as conductor.
In both forms, the preposition is preceded by a comma and takes a (usually personal) object.
So you could technically say "I will use this product, vice the other one" to mean you'll use this product instead of the other one. However, the preposition has dropped out of use in the 20th century except in military contexts, so there's a high risk of being misunderstood.
Furthermore, vice does not serve as an abbreviation of the adverb vice versa. In your version of the sentence, vice versa does not make sense as a synonym for "conversely."
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
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The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
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'Vice' in this sense is not an English word. 'Vice versa' is a Latin phrase. It is accepted as part of English only as the whole phrase, and only because it is understood as a phrase.
(Vice is of course an English word with other meanings, but that's not relevant here.)
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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Not exactly what you ask, but close.
vice PREPOSITION /ˈvʌɪsi/
As a substitute for.
‘the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill’
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
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No.
There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster):
: in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman"
Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xi. 111 It was..soon afterwards reorganized, with Mr. Randegger, vice Mr. Leslie, as conductor.
In both forms, the preposition is preceded by a comma and takes a (usually personal) object.
So you could technically say "I will use this product, vice the other one" to mean you'll use this product instead of the other one. However, the preposition has dropped out of use in the 20th century except in military contexts, so there's a high risk of being misunderstood.
Furthermore, vice does not serve as an abbreviation of the adverb vice versa. In your version of the sentence, vice versa does not make sense as a synonym for "conversely."
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
1
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
add a comment |
No.
There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster):
: in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman"
Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xi. 111 It was..soon afterwards reorganized, with Mr. Randegger, vice Mr. Leslie, as conductor.
In both forms, the preposition is preceded by a comma and takes a (usually personal) object.
So you could technically say "I will use this product, vice the other one" to mean you'll use this product instead of the other one. However, the preposition has dropped out of use in the 20th century except in military contexts, so there's a high risk of being misunderstood.
Furthermore, vice does not serve as an abbreviation of the adverb vice versa. In your version of the sentence, vice versa does not make sense as a synonym for "conversely."
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
1
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
add a comment |
No.
There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster):
: in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman"
Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xi. 111 It was..soon afterwards reorganized, with Mr. Randegger, vice Mr. Leslie, as conductor.
In both forms, the preposition is preceded by a comma and takes a (usually personal) object.
So you could technically say "I will use this product, vice the other one" to mean you'll use this product instead of the other one. However, the preposition has dropped out of use in the 20th century except in military contexts, so there's a high risk of being misunderstood.
Furthermore, vice does not serve as an abbreviation of the adverb vice versa. In your version of the sentence, vice versa does not make sense as a synonym for "conversely."
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
No.
There is a preposition vice, more common in the 18th and 19th century. It is similar to the prefix vice represented in titles like vice president and vice principal, and means (Merriam-Webster):
: in the place of / "I will preside, vice the absent chairman"
Here's another example from the Oxford English Dictionary:
1886 C. E. Pascoe London of To-day (ed. 3) xi. 111 It was..soon afterwards reorganized, with Mr. Randegger, vice Mr. Leslie, as conductor.
In both forms, the preposition is preceded by a comma and takes a (usually personal) object.
So you could technically say "I will use this product, vice the other one" to mean you'll use this product instead of the other one. However, the preposition has dropped out of use in the 20th century except in military contexts, so there's a high risk of being misunderstood.
Furthermore, vice does not serve as an abbreviation of the adverb vice versa. In your version of the sentence, vice versa does not make sense as a synonym for "conversely."
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
answered Mar 26 at 14:27
TaliesinMerlinTaliesinMerlin
8,3391634
8,3391634
1
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
add a comment |
1
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
1
1
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
The railways south of London often run trains made up of 4-car sections, joined together to make 8 or 12 car formations. Sometimes a service is shorter than planned and stations along the route will display hand written notices by the entrance saying e.g. "8.47 to Brighton 8 vice 12" (just that). The seasoned commuters know what it means, but it baffles everybody else.
– Michael Harvey
Mar 26 at 16:41
add a comment |
'Vice' in this sense is not an English word. 'Vice versa' is a Latin phrase. It is accepted as part of English only as the whole phrase, and only because it is understood as a phrase.
(Vice is of course an English word with other meanings, but that's not relevant here.)
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
11.5k12536
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'Vice' in this sense is not an English word. 'Vice versa' is a Latin phrase. It is accepted as part of English only as the whole phrase, and only because it is understood as a phrase.
(Vice is of course an English word with other meanings, but that's not relevant here.)
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
11.5k12536
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'Vice' in this sense is not an English word. 'Vice versa' is a Latin phrase. It is accepted as part of English only as the whole phrase, and only because it is understood as a phrase.
(Vice is of course an English word with other meanings, but that's not relevant here.)
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
11.5k12536
'Vice' in this sense is not an English word. 'Vice versa' is a Latin phrase. It is accepted as part of English only as the whole phrase, and only because it is understood as a phrase.
(Vice is of course an English word with other meanings, but that's not relevant here.)
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
11.5k12536
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
11.5k12536
answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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answered Mar 26 at 14:12
DJClayworthDJClayworth
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Not exactly what you ask, but close.
vice PREPOSITION /ˈvʌɪsi/
As a substitute for.
‘the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill’
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
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Not exactly what you ask, but close.
vice PREPOSITION /ˈvʌɪsi/
As a substitute for.
‘the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill’
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
add a comment |
Not exactly what you ask, but close.
vice PREPOSITION /ˈvʌɪsi/
As a substitute for.
‘the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill’
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
Not exactly what you ask, but close.
vice PREPOSITION /ˈvʌɪsi/
As a substitute for.
‘the letter was drafted by David Hunt, vice Bevin who was ill’
Oxford Dictionaries
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
answered Mar 26 at 14:15
GEdgarGEdgar
13.9k22045
13.9k22045
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add a comment |
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