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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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cut into half

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0No, not quite.02br
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00You cut something in half (the action).02br
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00You cut something into halves (emphasises the pieces).02br
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00'In half' is much more common.0-
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0Can I say,02br
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00(a) She cut a half orange / a half of orange yesterday 0-
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0What do you see a "half orange" as being?0-
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0I mean to nake the orange half. So,02br
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00Can I say,02br
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00(a) She cut a half orange / a half of orange yesterday.02br
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00(b) She cut in half of orange. 02br
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00(c) She cut the orange half. 02br
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00(d) She cut in half of the orange.0-
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0She cut the orange in half or She cut the orange into halves. Those are your only choices. 0-
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