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Remediable vs. Remedial
Remediable
/rɪˈmiːdiəbəl/Examples:
The doctor assured her the condition was remediable.Most software glitches are remediable with updates.His financial issues appear to be easily remediable.
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Remedial
/rɪˈmiːdiəl/Examples:
The school offers remedial classes for struggling students.She took up a remedial course to improve her math skills.Remedial actions were necessary to fix the broken system.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Remediable and remedial both relate to providing solutions, but they aren't interchangeable.
- Think of remediable as being fixable or curable, while remedial is more about corrective measures.
- Remediable refers to something that can be improved or fixed, often related to health or condition.
- Remedial, on the other hand, usually pertains to education or measures aimed at correcting or improving skills.
- If youre talking about ability to heal or correct a condition, its remediable; if about corrective classes or actions, its remedial'.
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