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Lev Landau Posted 13 years ago
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A rare kind smth of vs A kind of rare smth
Hi everybody,
Can someone tell me which expression should I use in writing:
A rare kind of gem/animal/etc.
or
A kind of rare gem/animal/etc.
Thank you very much.
Can someone tell me which expression should I use in writing:
A rare kind of gem/animal/etc.
or
A kind of rare gem/animal/etc.
Thank you very much.
Top answer
A rare kind of gem/animal/etc. -- This particular type of gem/animal is rare. The other types of the gem/animal may not be rare at all.
- A rare kind of gem/animal/etc.
- -- This particular type of gem/animal is rare.
- The other types of the gem/animal may not be rare at all.
- A kind of rare gem/animal/etc.
- -- The gem/animal is rare in general, whatever the type.
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A rare kind of gem/animal/etc. -- This particular type of gem/animal is rare. The other types of the gem/animal may not be rare at all.
A kind of rare gem/animal/etc. -- The gem/animal is rare in general, whatever the type. This is just one kind.
A kind of rare gem/animal/etc. -- The gem/animal is rare in general, whatever the type. This is just one kind.
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