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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

a thousand-foot wire

He crossed Niagara Falls on a thousand-foot wire in ten minutes.
Does this "a" belong to "a wire" or "a thousand foot"?

Also, can we write "...on a a-thousand-foot wire..." or "...on a one-thousand-foot wire..."?
  

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" Yes (this is a confirmation that the length is one thousand feet)

  • " Yes (this is a confirmation that the length is one thousand feet)
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"a wire that is one thousand feet long"

can we write "...on a a-thousand-foot wire..." No or "...on a one-thousand-foot wire.." Yes (this is a confirmation that the length is one thousand feet)

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