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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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0 I saw this definition in the Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. I know this type of construction exist and used a lot but cannot explain the principle?? behind it if there is one. 02 br
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00 paragon If you refer ot someone as paragon, you mean that they are perfect or have 01 u 00 a lot of a good quality. 02 u 02 br
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00 You and I know, I think, the underlined phrase can be rewritten as "a lot of good qualities", aren't us? 0-
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00 paragon If you refer ot someone as paragon, you mean that they are perfect or have 01 u 00 a lot of a good quality. 02 u 02 br
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00 You and I know, I think, the underlined phrase can be rewritten as "a lot of good qualities", aren't us? 0-
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0 Do you mean 01 i 00 quality 02 i 00 as an uncountable noun vs 01 i 00 quality 02 i 00 as a countable noun? 0-
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01 cite 10 Believer 12 cite 10 I saw this definition in the Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. I know this type of construction exist 11 font 10 s 12 font 10 and 11 font 11 font 10 is 12 font 10 12 font 10 used a
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00 But in this context, if you are saying that someone is a paragon of virtue, you are only talking about one quality in which he excels (i.e. virtue). 00 00 The definition is correct – the person has a lot of (or a high level) of one particular quality. 02 br
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00 In other contexts, I agreed, you would tend to say, “He
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00 But in this context, if you are saying that someone is a paragon of virtue, you are only talking about one quality in which he excels (i.e. virtue). 00 00 The definition is correct – the person has a lot of (or a high level) of one particular quality. 02 br
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00 In other contexts, I agreed, you would tend to say, “He
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