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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Oil
Canada produces more oil than it needs and most of the excess is sold to the US. It turns out that Canada sits on gold mine. It's estimated that Canada has one of the biggest oil reserves in the world with most of it in the form of oil sands.
Are there any mistakes?
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Are there any mistakes?
Thanks.
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I would prefer It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine. Others may not.
- I would prefer It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine.
- Others may not.
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I would prefer
It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine.
Others may not.
It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine.
Others may not.
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Canada produces more oil than it needs, and most of the excess is sold to the US. It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine (?). It's estimated that Canada has one of the biggest oil reserves in the world, with most of it in the form of oil sands.
'Gold mine' is a poor choice here, since we are already talking about another
Canada produces more oil than it needs, and most of the excess is sold to the US. It turns out that Canada is sitting on a gold mine (?). It's estimated that Canada has one of the biggest oil reserves in the world, with most of it in the form of oil sands.
'Gold mine' is a poor choice here, since we are already talking about another
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Canada has one of the biggest oil reserves
Thanks, Optilang. Is the above OK? It means Canada only has one big oil reserve. I usually hear the pural even though the news talks about one country.
Thanks, Optilang. Is the above OK? It means Canada only has one big oil reserve. I usually hear the pural even though the news talks about one country.
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New2grammarCanada has one of the biggest oil reservesIt sounds OK to me
Thanks, Optilang. Is the above OK? It means Canada only has one big oil reserve. I usually hear the pural even though the news talks about one country.
It has one of the biggest reserves in the world.
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Mister MicawberMetaphors when too close to their source contextMM, Could you help me understand this?
Mister Micawbermuch as did 'bottom facing'-- wasn't that your phrase also, New2 ?).Yes. It doesn't sound as good as bottom toward as you suggested but I still don't quite understand why it's not good.
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The metaphoric content is too near the literal content. 'Bottoms' (as in human bottoms) do not 'face'-- the face is at the opposite end of the item.
Similarly, oil is not gold, but both are mined minerals in a real sense. 'Sitting on a gold mine' loses its effectiveness as a figure of speech when it can be confused in the context with an actual gold mine.
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The metaphoric content is too near the literal content. 'Bottoms' (as in human bottoms) do not 'face'-- the face is at the opposite end of the item.
Similarly, oil is not gold, but both are mined minerals in a real sense. 'Sitting on a gold mine' loses its effectiveness as a figure of speech when it can be confused in the context with an actual gold mine.
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Mister Micawber'Sitting on a gold mine' loses its effectiveness as a figure of speechI have to disagree MM. "gold mine" is a well understood idiom and doesn't engender any confusion in the context of N2G's original post.
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RayHI agree with Ray.Mister Micawber'Sitting on a gold mine' loses its effectiveness as a figure of speechI have to disagree MM. "gold mine" is a well understood idiom and doesn't engender any confusion in the context of N2G's original post.
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