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HungryHippo1234 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Do "Analogies" need to follow the same order?
A:B is to C:D
can the relationship of A to B be the same as D to C?
IE.
Shell: Turtle : Bird: Feather
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A:B is to C:D This isn't a proper way of writing what you mean. g. "A is to B as C is to D".
- A:B is to C:D This isn't a proper way of writing what you mean.
- g.
- "A is to B as C is to D".
- can the relationship of A to B be the same as D to C?
- No.
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A:B is to C:D
This isn't a proper way of writing what you mean. You can say e.g. "A is to B as C is to D".
can the relationship of A to B be the same as D to C?
No.
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Shell: Turtle : Bird: Feather
That is an incorrect analogy. It is backwards.
Shell is to turtle as Feathers are to Bird
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