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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
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Are a string of/ a stretch the same?
You can see a string of/a stretch of taxis at the taxi stand. In the last row of the taxis, you can find my car.
Are a string of/ a stretch the same?
Are a string of/ a stretch the same?
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No. "String" is good (like "string of pearls"), but "stretch" wants something that is already continuous, like a stretch of desert or a stretch of road. You can have a stretch of forest but not a stretch of trees.
- No.
- "String" is good (like "string of pearls"), but "stretch" wants something that is already continuous, like a stretch of desert or a stretch of road.
- You can have a stretch of forest but not a stretch of trees.
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No. "String" is good (like "string of pearls"), but "stretch" wants something that is already continuous, like a stretch of desert or a stretch of road. You can have a stretch of forest but not a stretch of trees.
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Oh~ then for trees, is it a string of trees?
There is a string of trees alongside of the road on both sides.
There is a string of trees alongside of the road on both sides.
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That is not what I meant, but, yes, it is possible to describe a row of trees as a string, but you would need to have a good reason to do so, and you don't here. It's too poetic for everyday use.
I just meant that you can't have a stretch of individual things.
I just meant that you can't have a stretch of individual things.
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Ok thank you~
How do you describe many trees or taxis in one column, one and another?
How do you describe many trees or taxis in one column, one and another?
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messier42Ok thank you~ How do you describe many trees or taxis in one column, one and another?"Line" is a plain word for that. "Row" is plain, too. I'd go with a line of taxis and a row of trees, because the trees are farther apart than the taxis are.
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