Rachaelina
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In the following sentence I am unsure about whether the word 'precedent' is being used correctly. It could be swapped for the words 'notably present' I suppose, but I like precedent better. Is it being used properly?
"They argue that riots based on overcrowding, understaffing, poor security, etc, would be expected to happen in local prisons and remand centres, where such problems are precedent."
Ooh... prevalent is good, that may have been the word I was looking for, I knew it was pre.. but it was on the tip of my tongue. Thanks a lot!
"They argue that riots based on overcrowding, understaffing, poor security, etc, would be expected to happen in local prisons and remand centres, where such problems are precedent."
Ooh... prevalent is good, that may have been the word I was looking for, I knew it was pre.. but it was on the tip of my tongue. Thanks a lot!