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0The kettle is made of metal.0-

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00You can 01b00see02b00 with your eyes that the kettle is not plastic or wood or something like that. You see that metal was used to make it. That's why we say it is 01b00made 01i00of02i02b00 metal. If you look at a glass of wine, nothing you see resembles grapes. That's why we say: 01i00Wine

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0I agree with you, but I have a different take on it. The kettle is metal. Therefore we say it is made of metal. Wine is not grapes. Wine has more ingredients than just grapes. That's why I say it's made from grapes.0-

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10I agree with you, but I have a different take on it. The kettle is metal. Therefore we say it is made of metal. Wine is not grapes. Wine has more ingredients than just grapes. That's why I say it's made from grapes.12br
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10Yes, you're correct. When we say that 01i

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11cite20ytsirk22cite20I agree with you, but I have a different take on it. The kettle is metal. Therefore we say it is made of metal. Wine is not grapes. Wine has more ingredients than just grapes. That's why I say it's made from grapes.22br
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0It's an interesting question. My first impression (which may not be everybody's) is:02br
001. made 01b00by 02b00an agent 02br
002. made01b00 from02b00 a source material; but with the implication of a sentient agent02br
003. made 01b00(out) of02b00 an immediate material; not necessarily with

0So you gyus think 01i00this table is made of wood and plastic02i00 is wrong because 01b00two02b00 materials are mentioned and it should be 01i00this table is made 01b00from02b00 wood and plastic?02i00 05002br
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00If the material used is wood, I

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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10However, if two materials are used to make the table, I'd say that the table is made from wood and plastic. However, I've not seen a table made from these two materials.12br
10A cake is made from different materials. Therefore, I'd say that the cake is made from flour, fat, eggs and sugar.12br

01. It's made 01b00of02b00 butter, flour, and eggs.02br
002. It's made 01b00from02b00 butter, flour, and eggs.02br
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00For me, #1 simply lists the constituents. #2 lists the constituents, but adds an implication of agency.02br
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00(In some contexts, the implication of agency would be a distrac