Do both these sentences mean the same?
a) "Dogs have an acute sense of smell."
b) "dogs have a sharp sense of smell."
In case, both are correct, which adjective is more commonly used in this context?
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Thank you.
acute/sharp
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Re: acute/sharp
acute is both correct and idiomatic
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