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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Far cry

The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that of Florida.
In the above sentence, is the climate in Alaska favorable to the speaker? or is it the other way around? or the speaker just wants to say the two climates are way different?

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Hi, The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that of Florida. In the above sentence, is the climate in Alaska favorable to the speaker? or is it the other way around?

  • Hi, The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that of Florida.
  • In the above sentence, is the climate in Alaska favorable to the speaker?
  • or is it the other way around?
  • or the speaker just wants to say the two climates are way different?
  • The words just mean 'very different'.
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Hi,

The climate in Alaska is a far cry from that of Florida.

In the above sentence, is the climate in Alaska favorable to the speaker? or is it the other way around? or the speaker just wants to say the two climates are way different?

The words just mean 'very different'. The context usually explains the speaker's view of the difference.

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Got it!
Thanks Clive

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