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Heralding Heretic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
mirror to or of?
Greetings and salutations,
Could somebody explain the difference between saying a mirror to or a mirror of? Or is it the same? For example in the following sentence:
The night had been a mirror to/of perfection.
Is there a preferable choice?
Thank you.
Could somebody explain the difference between saying a mirror to or a mirror of? Or is it the same? For example in the following sentence:
The night had been a mirror to/of perfection.
Is there a preferable choice?
Thank you.
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"To" doesn't work for me. If A is a mirror of B, it means that A gives a faithful representation of B. So, your sentence seems to be saying that the night had been perfect in some way.
- "To" doesn't work for me.
- If A is a mirror of B, it means that A gives a faithful representation of B.
- So, your sentence seems to be saying that the night had been perfect in some way.
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"To" doesn't work for me. If A is a mirror of B, it means that A gives a faithful representation of B. So, your sentence seems to be saying that the night had been perfect in some way.
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Thank you for replying. 'To' felt weird for me too, but I was unsure whether my feeling was right or not. Thanks for clarifying.
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