2007-05-17 00:37:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
There are similarities between the two, but they give different emphasis.
Consider the sentence:
I write partly in French but mostly in English.
This says you write English most of the time, and French a little of the time.
Used alone, 'mostly' continues to imply a major part, whereas 'partly' does not imply any size of part.
If, when asked about your heritage, you replied 'I am mostly German', that would imply you had connections with some other nationality, but only to a small extent.
'I am partly German' says nothing about the extent to which you are German.
2007-05-17 00:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly is not quite the same as partly. Mostly is more than partly. Think of mostly cloudy versus partly cloudy. If it is mostly cloudy, there are lots of clouds, and very little sun. If it is only partly cloudy, there is still considerable cloud cover (it is not a clear day), but there is more sun than clouds.
2007-05-17 07:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by margecutter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. "Mostly", by definition, refers to more than half. "Partly" refers to a significant portion, but implies less than half.
2007-05-17 07:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by peri_renna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, mostly usually refers to greater than half, and partly usually refers to less than half.
2007-05-17 07:43:27 · answer #4 · answered by peschele1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
..................MOSTLY......................
No, as you can see it is the bigger part of the whole
ADVERB:
For the greatest part; mainly.
................PARTLY.............................
Partly is only a portion of the part without a percentage (like half or less)
It is just a part
ADVERB:
In part or in some degree; not completely.
2007-05-17 07:52:13 · answer #5 · answered by LucySD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋