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IMG Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is it a mistake or not?
I've run into this text here and got confused.
"Try to avoid too wide an angle - 90º is about the widest angle that our eyes can take in."
Is it normal to say "too wide an angle"?
"Try to avoid too wide an angle - 90º is about the widest angle that our eyes can take in."
Is it normal to say "too wide an angle"?
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IMG Is it normal to say "too wide an angle"? Yes. too wide an angle = an angle that is too wide
- IMG Is it normal to say "too wide an angle"?
- Yes.
- too wide an angle = an angle that is too wide
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IMGIs it normal to say "too wide an angle"?Yes.
too wide an angle = an angle that is too wide
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IMGIs it common in everyday English?The pattern "too adj. a(n) noun" is reasonably common.
"too big a price to pay"
"too cosy a relationship"
"too tight a gap"
etc.
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I see now. Thank you.
When I first read that sentence, I thought it should have been written "to widen an angle".
When I first read that sentence, I thought it should have been written "to widen an angle".
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