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SuperESL Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Crescendo
"A crescendo of Japanese offensives."
Can I say "a crescendo of" a countable noun? Or can the phrase be used only with an uncountable noun (e.g. a crescendo of misery; a rising crescendo of violence)? I am intending my sentence to refer to a series of Japanese offensives (military, diplomatic - doesn't matter what) that increase in intensity over time.
Can I say "a crescendo of" a countable noun? Or can the phrase be used only with an uncountable noun (e.g. a crescendo of misery; a rising crescendo of violence)? I am intending my sentence to refer to a series of Japanese offensives (military, diplomatic - doesn't matter what) that increase in intensity over time.
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Hi, Sounds fine to me,, as long as you want to write rather dramatically. A common phrase is 'a mounting crescendo'. Clive
- Hi, Sounds fine to me,, as long as you want to write rather dramatically.
- A common phrase is 'a mounting crescendo'.
- Clive
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Hi,
Sounds fine to me,, as long as you want to write rather dramatically.
A common phrase is 'a mounting crescendo'.
Clive
Sounds fine to me,, as long as you want to write rather dramatically.
A common phrase is 'a mounting crescendo'.
Clive
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