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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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abyss
Is this redundant?
"We stand on the edge of an abyss."
Do we need "the edge of"?
"We stand on the edge of an abyss."
Do we need "the edge of"?
Top answer
Yes.
- Yes.
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Yes, you need it.
It would be understand to mean the same thing even if you omit it, but it's better to include it.
It would be understand to mean the same thing even if you omit it, but it's better to include it.
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GPYYes, you need it.It would be understand to mean the same thing even if you omit it, but it's better to include it.But why?
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You can stand on a precipice, but I don't think you can actually 'stand on an abyss'. You need to add something like 'the edge of' to make it more 'physical', even if it's just a metaphor... At least in my opinion.
It's possible to fall into an abyss, though.
It's possible to fall into an abyss, though.
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