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Gold of poor quality & the quality of gold
Hello,
The two conundrum phrases:
(1) gold of poor quality;
(2) the quality of gold;
What do they mean? How to difine the two "of"?
Thank you for your help.
The two conundrum phrases:
(1) gold of poor quality;
(2) the quality of gold;
What do they mean? How to difine the two "of"?
Thank you for your help.
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Please use the phrases in complete sentences. The first one simply means that the specific gold being referred to is of poor quality. The second one could mean several different things, depending on the sentence.
- Please use the phrases in complete sentences.
- The first one simply means that the specific gold being referred to is of poor quality.
- The second one could mean several different things, depending on the sentence.
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Please use the phrases in complete sentences.
The first one simply means that the specific gold being referred to is of poor quality.
The second one could mean several different things, depending on the sentence.
The first one simply means that the specific gold being referred to is of poor quality.
The second one could mean several different things, depending on the sentence.
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OK, the second one I have an example from the dictionary.
The quality of the service here has improved a lot.
(Here, what does the of mean?)
In "gold of poor quality", as your suggestion the "of" means : "the gold has a quaity of poor quaity" and the of means "containing" like the use of "a book of poems" / "a glass of beer"
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Thank you for your continuing help.
The quality of the service here has improved a lot.
(Here, what does the of mean?)
In "gold of poor quality", as your suggestion the "of" means : "the gold has a quaity of poor quaity" and the of means "containing" like the use of "a book of poems" / "a glass of beer"
..
Thank you for your continuing help.
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Actually these phrases don't make sense. There is no such thing as the quality of gold. Gold is gold, a chemical element, and it cannot be broken down into other substances. The only thing you can say about gold is its purity, measured in karats. 24 karat gold is pure gold, unalloyed with other metals. 14 karat gold would be gold alloyed with some other metal.
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AnonymousThere is no such thing as the quality of gold.Apparently a lot of people are talking about something that doesn't exist.
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