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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a slightly different phrase" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a variation or modification of a specific phrase or expression.
Example: "In this context, we will use a slightly different phrase to convey the same meaning."
Alternatives: "a somewhat altered phrase" or "a marginally distinct phrase".
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But when Obama delivered the 2011 State of the Union, he used a slightly different phrase: a "clean energy standard," which was so sweeping that it included not only nuclear power but even so-called "clean coal," a technology that does not even exist at an industrial scale.
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A slightly different phrasing (复兴之路)is used in an exhibit in the National Museum of China that depicts the deprivations of 19th- and 20th-century Western and Japanese imperialists and the role of the Communist Party in building China.
On the night of Nov. 10, 1989 itself, Brandt used a slightly different phrasing, even more clearly lifted from the early 20th-century erotic bestseller "The Life Story of a Viennese Whore, As Told By Herself," purportedly written by Josephine Mutzenbacher.
After digging around, HuffPost learned that another application for the slightly different phrase "Keep Our America Great," filed on Jan . 5 2017 (13 days before Trump's own application) ― for use on hats ― has priority over the Trump filings.
(The phrase, in a slightly different Bosnian context, was used by Michael Dobbs, writing in the Washington "Post", and it's marvelously apt..
(The phrase, in a slightly different Bosnian context, was used by Michael Dobbs, writing in the Washington "Post", and it's marvelously apt.
Paul Talbot: When we ask, 'How is the role of the brand changing?' is this the right question to ask? Al Ries: It's the right question to ask, but it might be phrased in a slightly different way.
Well, the phrase can also be used in a slightly different way.
But elsewhere, Blair's deferential letters gently deflect suggestions, using phrases like "where I might take a slightly different approach".
Other useful phrases are: "that wasn't the focus of this study but…", "that's a slightly different issue so".
Vietnam has a slightly different problem.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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