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What's the difference between situation, position and condition?
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Condition is a noun describes the physical state of something or someone.
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We usually talk about things being in good, bad or terrible condition.
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For example, I bought this top three years ago, and it's still in good condition.
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Look how white that efforts conditions as a plural can refer to the environment.
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We talk about doing something under good, bad or terrible conditions.
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For example, the storm meant that we had to abandon climbing the mountain under such difficult conditions, and in this way we can talk about living conditions or working conditions.
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That's the environment in which we live or work.
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So, for example, this office needs more light to meet basic working conditions.
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Finally, we can talk about a condition or conditions needing to be met or satisfied, and that means that something must be done before something else can happen.
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For example, in order to get this job, you need to meet certain conditions.
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Qualifications, for example, Situation is a noun that refers to a specific set of conditions in a particular place at a particular time.
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After a natural disaster, for example, we might say that the situation in the country is not good.
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We often combine other words with situation to create more specific contexts.
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We can talk about the economic or financial situation and, of course, don't forget about situation comedies or sitcoms as they're commonly known.
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These are TV shows that put a bunch of characters in a specific place at a specific time.
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If you have a question for learners questions, you can email us on learning dot English at BBC dot co dot UK and don't forget there's a full summary slide immediately after this video position is a noun and a verb that refers to the way or where something is placed.
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For example, the position of this F is on my chest, but we can also refer to positioning something somewhere.
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For example, please position the flowers on a window ledge to get maximum sunlight in another way, position can refer to opinion.
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Your position is your opinion on something.
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For example, my position is that recycling is essential and everybody's responsibility.
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Finally, position can mean job or roll when writing to apply for a job you might write, I am writing to apply for the position of producer as advertised on your website.
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