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Lausies Cutuia Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Does this make sense?

'"Redlands Academy School for Girls" was what the big grey sign on the equally grey building read'
Does that make sense?
Can something be equally grey?
  

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The given sentence is okay. The writer is trying to make a point here by emphasizing the color grey. That is, the sign was grey, and the school building was grey, implying that that the school itself was "grey," that is, stodgy, dull, pedantic.

— Anonymous

  • The given sentence is okay.
  • The writer is trying to make a point here by emphasizing the color grey.
  • That is, the sign was grey, and the school building was grey, implying that that the school itself was "grey," that is, stodgy, dull, pedantic.
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The given sentence is okay. The writer is trying to make a point here by emphasizing the color grey. That is, the sign was grey, and the school building was grey, implying that that the school itself was "grey," that is, stodgy, dull, pedantic.
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An academy is a school, so the name should just be

'"Redlands Academy for Girls"
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CliveAn academy is a school, so the name should just be'"Redlands Academy for Girls"
Perhaps the writer meant that the sign said '"Redlands Academy, School for Girls" ... like this:

Redlands Academy

School for Girls

I'm just guessing.
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In the UK, academy schools are a particular type of school.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_(English_school)
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