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student teacher
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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: the growing demand for food and resources of all kinds |
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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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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:32 am Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:10 am Post subject: |
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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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| Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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I get it.
Thank you so much. |
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