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the growing demand for food and resources of all kinds

 
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student teacher



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:16 am    Post subject: the growing demand for food and resources of all kinds Reply with quote

Hi, teachers.

How do you read this sentence,
whether
[food of all kinds + resources of all kinds]
or
[food + resources of all kinds]?

Please, please, please help me.
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Philo Kevetch



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hello student teacher -

"food and resources of all kinds" - O.K! :) Philo

"food of all kinds and resources of all kinds" - O.K....BUT....redundant!

Think.."economy of speach". Why say it twice? (unless for emphasis)
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student teacher



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm so sorry, but I took a mistake the way of questioning.
I want to know what does it mean whether
[food of all kinds + resources of all kinds]
or
[food + resources of all kinds].

May I have any replies for this question, again?
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Philo Kevetch



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No mistake....They mean the same thing...but, as said before...

"food of all kinds and resources of all kinds"..is redundant ("of all kinds" x 2).

"food and resources of all kinds"...they mean EXACTLY the same thing...

but, ...a sentence linked by "AND" does not need to repeat "of all kinds" (economy of speach).
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student teacher



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I get it.
Thank you so much.
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