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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

During the cruise, the ship stops in open water filled with floating ice.

During the cruise, the ship stops in open water filled with floating ice. Nw it's time to swim, so don an orange thermal suit and float comfortably among the pieces of ice without feeling cold at all.

To begin with, what does "open water" refer to?

Second, I assume "don" and "put on" are all but identical in the above, but is "don" often used? Thanks.
  

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A cruise through iced-up seas. The open waer is where the ice is not solid and therefore the sea can be seen. com/2dyn6o don = put on.

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  • A cruise through iced-up seas.
  • The open waer is where the ice is not solid and therefore the sea can be seen.
  • com/2dyn6o don = put on.
  • Brochures like words that catch attention and look good.
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A cruise through iced-up seas. The open waer is where the ice is not solid and therefore the sea can be seen. http://tinyurl.com/2dyn6o

don = put on.

Brochures like words that catch attention and look good.
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Feebs11A cruise through iced-up seas. The open waer is where the ice is not solid and therefore the sea can be seen.

don = put on.

Brochures like words that catch attention and look good.
Thanks, Feebs.

Now I see. But does "iced-up seas" mean "seas totally covered up with ice?"

And my question about "don" is "
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Yes = iced-up seas are seas that have a layer of ice on their surface in the winter >>
http://tinyurl.com/289vpq

"don" - it is used in very formal speech, not in regular colloquial speech.
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Feebs11Yes = iced-up seas are seas that have a layer of ice on their surface in the winter >>


"don" - it is used in very formal speech, not in regular colloquial speech.
Thanks, Feebs.

Got it!
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