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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
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(1) He cuts it as if one would go with a machete through a soft coconut.
Is this sentence natural? It's supposed to mean like this:
(2) He cuts it as if one would cup up a soft coconut with a machete.
Is this sentence natural? It's supposed to mean like this:
(2) He cuts it as if one would cup up a soft coconut with a machete.
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No the sentence doesn't work. It's better to make it a simple simile. He cut it like a machete through a coconut.
- No the sentence doesn't work.
- It's better to make it a simple simile.
- He cut it like a machete through a coconut.
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No the sentence doesn't work. It's better to make it a simple simile.
He cut it like a machete through a coconut.
He cut it like a machete through a coconut.
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