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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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In the northern city of Ballus

0In the northern city of Ballus.02br
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00What's the meaning of above? Referring to inside the city Ballus located in the north of the country? Or in the northern part of the city Ballus.02br
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0 it means in the north of the country02br 00not 02br 00in the north of the city 0-

— Optilang

  • 0 it means in the north of the country02br 00not 02br 00in the north of the city 0-
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0 it means in the north of the country02br
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00in the north of the city 0-
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0In northern Ballus --- would refer to the north of the city 0-
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0you can also use:02br
00In the north of Ballus02br
00In north Ballus02br
00to mean the north of the city 0-
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0The reason it's confusing to me is that in some contexts, it means in the northern part of something. 02br
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00For example,02br
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00The earthquake shook the city in northern China.02br
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00Can you shed some light on why northern is ambiguous?02br
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0 Northern China would be the North part of the country02br
00Norther Ballus would be the north part of the city02br
00but in your sentence it says northern city of Ballus - so here the northern refers to the location of the city of Ballus (in the north of the country) 0-
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0Thanks, Optilang. It's clear to me now. 0-
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