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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Christmas is

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00If not, and if it sounds weird, how weird?02br
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0Technically, this post is okay as it is classed as a metaphor. 02br 02br 00a) Christamas falls in the summer time in Australia02br 02br 00b) To the British public, the feeling of Christmas is much like an Australian's feeling of summer0-

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  • 0Technically, this post is okay as it is classed as a metaphor.
  • 02br 02br 00a) Christamas falls in the summer time in Australia02br 02br 00b) To the British public, the feeling of Christmas is much like an Australian's feeling of summer0-
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0Technically, this post is okay as it is classed as a metaphor. If you wanted to make is less definite, it could be rewritten as "Christmas is LIKE summer in Australia"02br
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00On closer inspection, you would need to give more information about what exactly you are trying to say.02br
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00a) Christamas falls in the summer time in Australia02br
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0Thanks.02br
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00I meant a).0-
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0Or even more simply, Christmas is in the summer in Australia.0-
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