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Taka Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Color
Do these below mean the same thing?
It is made of colorful paper.
It is made of paper of many kinds of colors.
It is made of colorful paper.
It is made of paper of many kinds of colors.
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Taka Do these below mean the same thing? It is made of colorful paper. It is made of paper of many kinds of colors.
- Taka Do these below mean the same thing?
- It is made of colorful paper.
- It is made of paper of many kinds of colors.
- [N] It is made of paper of many colors.
- [Y] They are not necessarily the same.
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TakaDo these below mean the same thing?They are not necessarily the same.
It is made of colorful paper.
It is made of paper of many kinds of colors. [N]
It is made of paper of many colors. [Y]
"colorful paper" means there are vivid and bright colors.
"paper of many colors" could have only dull pale colors, even th
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So when it is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has a different color, it's 'paper of many colors' rather than 'colorful paper', right?
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TakaSo when it is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has
a different color, it's 'paper of many colors' rather than 'colorful paper', right?
No, a "paper of many colors" can also be colorful. It can be both things at the same time.
But the description 'colorful' implies things besides just having many colors.
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So how would you say it when it is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has a different color?
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TakaSo how would you say it when it is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has a different color?multicolored
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Hi guys,
If I wanted precision, I think I'd say it the long way,
eg It is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has a different color.
Note that this sounds like no two pieces have the same colour. I assume this is what is meant
If I wanted precision, I think I'd say it the long way,
eg It is made of many pieces of paper, and each piece has a different color.
Note that this sounds like no two pieces have the same colour. I assume this is what is meant
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You could also describe the pattern:
Paper made of multicolored strips (squares, triangles, rectangles) of paper.
Paper made of strips (squares, triangles, rectangles) of different-colored paper.
Paper printed with stripes (squares, triangles, rectangles, irregular patches) of different colors.
This is OK:
Joseph wore a coat of many colors.
But
Paper made of multicolored strips (squares, triangles, rectangles) of paper.
Paper made of strips (squares, triangles, rectangles) of different-colored paper.
Paper printed with stripes (squares, triangles, rectangles, irregular patches) of different colors.
This is OK:
Joseph wore a coat of many colors.
But
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