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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
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How many million dollars

Is this OK?

1 How many million dollars does a million of train railing cost?

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I don't think it's idiomatic. I've never heard iron rail referred to as "railing" when used for a railroad. Also, you haven't said what units you're using to measure the rail(s).

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  • I don't think it's idiomatic.
  • I've never heard iron rail referred to as "railing" when used for a railroad.
  • Also, you haven't said what units you're using to measure the rail(s).
  • " This way you avoid the confusion of one rail versus two.
  • That is, do you mean a million miles of rail, or a million miles of rails?
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I don't think it's idiomatic. I've never heard iron rail referred to as "railing" when used for a railroad.

Also, you haven't said what units you're using to measure the rail(s). I'd probably say "miles of track."

"How many million dollars does a million miles of train track cost?"

This way you avoid the confusion of one rail versus two. That is, do you mean a mi
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Here is a penny for thoughts...

I don't think there is a country on this planet which runs a railroad system with a million miles of tracks.

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Anonymous
BTW, this sounds pretty unnatural in my opinion.

"How many million dollars does a million miles of train track cost?" I see your point.

Actually, I'm taking it as poetic, not technical.

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I meant : How many million dollars does 1000 miles of train railing cost for the TGV in France? thanks
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Sounds okay to me. "Railing" may well be the correct term for the TGV. New technology calls for new terminology.
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