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Onizo Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Omittion of articles
1. It's not an apple but a plume.
2. Not apple but plume.
Can the second be spoken to mean the first?
Thank you
2. Not apple but plume.
Can the second be spoken to mean the first?
Thank you
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onizo Can the second be spoken to mean the first? If you spoke it, I would not understand.
- onizo Can the second be spoken to mean the first?
- If you spoke it, I would not understand.
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onizoCan the second be spoken to mean the first?If you spoke it, I would not understand.
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Thank you.
Yes. I meant the fruit plums.
So, with the plum, would the second one work?
And let's assume that the listener already knows that 2 is a shorter version of 1.
Yes. I meant the fruit plums.
So, with the plum, would the second one work?
And let's assume that the listener already knows that 2 is a shorter version of 1.
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onizolet's assume that the listener already knows that 2 is a shorter version of 1.In that case you can say 2. Note, however, that the circumstances in which this kind of abbreviated speech is used are extremely rare, so there's no point in spending a lot of time learning to say such things.
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onizoYes. I meant the fruit plums. So, with the plum, would the second one work?(2) seems very unlikely as the first introduction of the idea. It is more likely as an abbreviated correction to something someone else has said.
A: And this here is an apple.
B: Not apple but plum.
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GPYA: And this here is an apple.B: Not apple but plum.I couldn't agree more. Without the right context, it sounds strange.
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