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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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one piece of wood

The doll is carved out of one piece of wood.

Is it identical to say "one lump of wood" instead of the phrase in bold in the above? Thanks.
  

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Angliholic The doll is carved out of one / a piece of wood . Is it identical to say "one / a lump of wood" instead of the phrase in bold in the above? Thanks.

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  • Angliholic The doll is carved out of one / a piece of wood .
  • Is it identical to say "one / a lump of wood" instead of the phrase in bold in the above?
  • Thanks.
  • A lump is a small piece of solid substance.
  • In my opinion, 'a lump of wood' is not identical to 'a piece of wood'.
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AngliholicThe doll is carved out of one / a piece of wood.

Is it identical to say "one / a lump of wood" instead of the phrase in bold in the above? Thanks. A lump is a small piece of solid substance. In my opinion, 'a lump of wood' is not identical to 'a piece of wood'. 'A lum
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AngliholicThe doll is carved out of one / a piece of wood.

Is it identical to say "one / a lump of wood" instead of the phrase in bold in the above? Thanks. A lump is a small piece of solid substance. In my opinion, 'a lump of wood' is not ident
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Hi,

The doll is carved out of one piece of wood.

I agree that 'piece' is better than 'lump' here. However, I have an additional comment.

It seems to me that the writer's point is that only one piece of wood was used, and not for example one piece for the torso and four other pieces for the limbs. For that reason, it would be more clear
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