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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Made up?

Hi

Which one should I prefer here?

The word alphabet is made up of / made up from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet “alpha and beta".

made up of or made up from? What is the main difference between the two? 
  

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Anonymous The word " alphabet " is made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet , “alpha " and " beta". As shown above. I would omit "up".

  • Anonymous The word " alphabet " is made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet , “alpha " and " beta".
  • As shown above.
  • I would omit "up".
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  • This salt shaker is made of silver.
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AnonymousThe word "alphabet" is made from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet,“alpha" and "beta".
As shown above. I would omit "up".

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AnonymousHiWhich one should I prefer here?The word alphabet is made up of / made up from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet “alpha and beta".made up of or made up from? What is the main difference between the two?
I've found such a sentence: "Spending is made up of private sector spending and government spending." (Robert Skidelsky - British economis

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