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Rotter Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Disaster
German survivor Ruschitschka Adolf, 73, was in the Thai beach resort village of Patong for the anniversary with his wife Katherina, who waded into the turquoise seawater to lay white roses for the dead.
"We come and stay here because we are alive," Mr Adolf told Reuters news agency.
Preparing for the worst
It was a disaster on an unprecedented scale, the BBC's Rachel Harvey reports from Bangkok.
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The above sentences are related to 2004 Asian tsunami.
My question is on the last sentnce.
It was a disaster of an unprecedented scale, the BBC Rachel Harvey ...
I think it sounds natural to say 'disaster of'.
"We come and stay here because we are alive," Mr Adolf told Reuters news agency.
Preparing for the worst
It was a disaster on an unprecedented scale, the BBC's Rachel Harvey reports from Bangkok.
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The above sentences are related to 2004 Asian tsunami.
My question is on the last sentnce.
It was a disaster of an unprecedented scale, the BBC Rachel Harvey ...
I think it sounds natural to say 'disaster of'.
Top answer
Hi, Both 'of' and 'on' are OK. I prefer 'on'. Clive
- Hi, Both 'of' and 'on' are OK.
- I prefer 'on'.
- Clive
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RotterIt was a disaster on an unprecedented scale
RotterIt was a disaster of an unprecedented scale, the BBC Rachel Harvey ...It seems to me that "on" is the usual preposition for "scale", but in this sentence "of" cert
I think it sounds natural to say 'disaster of'.
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