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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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HIGHER TALLER
Is this how to say it?
The ceiling doesn't get any higher,taller in the kitchen. The height of the ceiling is 2m50 everywhere in the house.
The ceiling doesn't get any higher,taller in the kitchen. The height of the ceiling is 2m50 everywhere in the house.
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HIGHER, definitely. A building can be TALL. The TOP of the building is HIGH, because it's a long way from the ground, but the building itself is built on the ground, so the building is TALL.
- HIGHER, definitely.
- A building can be TALL.
- The TOP of the building is HIGH, because it's a long way from the ground, but the building itself is built on the ground, so the building is TALL.
- Just like a TALL person, it stands up, so the TOP of it is HIGH.
- ) A balloon floating in the air can be HIGH, or HIGH UP, or HIGH UP IN THE SKY, but it can never be TALL.
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HIGHER, definitely.
A building can be TALL. The TOP of the building is HIGH, because it's a long way from the ground, but the building itself is built on the ground, so the building is TALL. Just like a TALL person, it stands up, so the TOP of it is HIGH. (Of course, it's not just the top of a building that can be HIGH; even the 2nd floor is HIGH in a way.)
A balloon floating in
A building can be TALL. The TOP of the building is HIGH, because it's a long way from the ground, but the building itself is built on the ground, so the building is TALL. Just like a TALL person, it stands up, so the TOP of it is HIGH. (Of course, it's not just the top of a building that can be HIGH; even the 2nd floor is HIGH in a way.)
A balloon floating in
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High is used to describe buildings or things that have no life. It refers to the distance from ground.
Tall is used to describe people, animal or other living things.
For example:
She is a tall woman.
The wardrobe1 is about 2 meters high.
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Tall is used to describe people, animal or other living things.
For example:
She is a tall woman.
The wardrobe1 is about 2 meters high.
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AnonymousIs this how to say it?There are couple of fundamental flaws in this sentence. "Get any higher and teller..." need a conjunction "and".
The ceiling doesn't get any higher,taller in the kitchen.
The height of the ceiling is 2m50 everywhere in the house.
The ceiling doesn't get any
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How I say it?
The giraffe is taller than 1.70m or
The giraffe is higher than 1.70m
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