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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Of or from

What is the difference?

The lion of Africa.
The lion from Africa.
  

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Anonymous The lion of Africa. That normally refers to the species. Anonymous The lion from Africa.

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  • Anonymous The lion of Africa.
  • That normally refers to the species.
  • Anonymous The lion from Africa.
  • That normally refers to a specific lion in captivity elsewhere.
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AnonymousThe lion of Africa.
That normally refers to the species.
AnonymousThe lion from Africa.
That normally refers to a specific lion in captivity elsewhere.
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