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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Correct but weird?
of what are spider webs made?
is this correct by weird?
is this correct by weird?
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If you intend it as a sentence then it must begin with a capital letter. " is otherwise correct English but it feels stylised, probably literary or poetic. It is not an everyday conversational sentence.
- If you intend it as a sentence then it must begin with a capital letter.
- " is otherwise correct English but it feels stylised, probably literary or poetic.
- It is not an everyday conversational sentence.
- As well as the word order, "spider webs" seems unusual to me.
- Normally I would say "spiders' webs".
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If you intend it as a sentence then it must begin with a capital letter.
"Of what are spider webs made?" is otherwise correct English but it feels stylised, probably literary or poetic. It is not an everyday conversational sentence. As well as the word order, "spider webs" seems unusual to me. Normally I would say "spiders' webs".
"Of what are spider webs made?" is otherwise correct English but it feels stylised, probably literary or poetic. It is not an everyday conversational sentence. As well as the word order, "spider webs" seems unusual to me. Normally I would say "spiders' webs".
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AnonymousOf what are spider webs made? Is this correct but weird?Yes. Correct but weird. It sounds like the beginning of an 18th century poem.
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