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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A bag of sacks

Can I say,

He is carrying a bag of sacks.
  

Top answer

Yes. You can say he was carrying a bag full of bags. You can say he was carrying a sack full of sacks.

— BarbaraPA

  • Yes.
  • You can say he was carrying a bag full of bags.
  • You can say he was carrying a sack full of sacks.
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Yes.
You can say he was carrying a bag full of bags.
You can say he was carrying a sack full of sacks.
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... or even 'a sack of bags'!
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No problem. I have to pick up after my wife all the time.
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