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Newguest Posted 15 years ago
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Dog acquaintance/country kennel
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There are many ways of getting a dog. A dog acquaintance may have puppies and its owner asks whether you would like one. You say certainly not, then you look at the litter, and wind up with two of them. You drive out to a country kennel to look at dogs with a friend who is going to buy one. You buy one, too.
Does "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"?
Does "country kennel" mean a kennel which is located outside of a city?
There are many ways of getting a dog. A dog acquaintance may have puppies and its owner asks whether you would like one. You say certainly not, then you look at the litter, and wind up with two of them. You drive out to a country kennel to look at dogs with a friend who is going to buy one. You buy one, too.
Does "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"?
Does "country kennel" mean a kennel which is located outside of a city?
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Newguest Does "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"? I suppose it could but it's a very odd expression. If this is a quote from a larger work the context should make clear exactly what "dog acquaintance" means.
- Newguest Does "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"?
- I suppose it could but it's a very odd expression.
- If this is a quote from a larger work the context should make clear exactly what "dog acquaintance" means.
- Newguest Does "country kennel" mean a kennel which is located outside of a city?
- Yes.
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NewguestDoes "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"?I suppose it could but it's a very odd expression. If this is a quote from a larger work the context should make clear exactly what "dog acquaintance" means.
NewguestDoes "country kennel" mean a kennel which is located outside of a city?Yes.
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MalReyNewguestDoes "dog acquaintance" mean "a dog which you know"?I suppose it could but it's a very odd expression. If this is a quote from a larger work the context should make clear exactly what "dog acquaintance" means.NewguestDoes "country kennel" mean a kennel which is located outside of a city?
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Yes. Country kennel sounds better, though, because of the alliteration, and is so more likely to be used.
ed.: While "country" is synonymous with "rural", neither of them can simply be defined as "outside a city".
ed.: While "country" is synonymous with "rural", neither of them can simply be defined as "outside a city".
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