Backdrop
Imagine that you are at a city park, in front of a lake with swans.
As so, would it make sense to say 'What a beautiful backdrop' ?
And by that, I mean the lake with the swans, which covers most of what can be seen,
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Christine Christie As so, would it make sense to say 'What a beautiful backdrop' ? No. A backdrop is literally the sheet at the back of a stage with the set painted on it, and in the same vein it is behind something else.
- Christine Christie As so, would it make sense to say 'What a beautiful backdrop' ?
- No.
- A backdrop is literally the sheet at the back of a stage with the set painted on it, and in the same vein it is behind something else.
- The lake would have to be the backdrop for a photograph or an event.
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Christine ChristieAs so, would it make sense to say 'What a beautiful backdrop' ?
No. A backdrop is literally the sheet at the back of a stage with the set painted on it, and in the same vein it is behind something else. The lake would have to be the backdrop for a photograph or an event.
0Christine ChristieImagine that you are at a city park, in front of a lake with swans.
As so, would it make sense to say 'What a beautiful backdrop' ?
And by that, I mean the lake with the swans, which covers most of what can be seen,
No. 'backdrop' is not the right word for that.
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