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0 Not really. The financial connection is obscurred. You need to spell it out.02br
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00The residents' crops are their livelihood. When their crops are lost, they have no income, nor ability to put food on the table for their families.02br
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0Yes. That's exactly what I wanted to say. Let me put you in the context. Let's say I'm a CNN correspondent who is currently covering the flooding in a province in China. When I arrived at the affected area, I started reporting. "The swollen river has spilled over its banks and flooded this region. Crop and roads are 10 feet underwater and it seems like there's no silver lining, so to speak. Far

0 I find it a bit awkward. Perhaps, "The impact of the flooding on their crops in turn impacts the size of their meals," or "the quality of their diet."02br
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01i00Portions02i00 is a funny word. It doesn't quite work like 01i00size02i00. We'd say, "They all received smaller (reduced) portions." (plural) We wouldn't say, "The

0 Hmmm. Are you saying portions is usually used in plural? 0-

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10Not really. When it's used to describe multiple meals, or multiple diners, yes. "They were all served smaller portions." "Tomorrow, the portions will be reduced."02br
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0 You zapped my last edit. It was something about "portion" can be a share or a part of something, but with a meal it's more like a "helping." "I'd like another portion/helping of mashed potatoes, please." "No, I didn't want such a large portion/helping!"02br
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