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Varyagg Posted 14 years ago
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Suppose there is a room of capacity 100. There is also a crowd of 120 people trying to get into the room.
"an overflow crowd"
"an overflow of the crowd"
Do the phrases mean 1) the twenty people that couldn't fit into the room, or 2) all 120 people?
"an overflow crowd"
"an overflow of the crowd"
Do the phrases mean 1) the twenty people that couldn't fit into the room, or 2) all 120 people?
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Varyagg Suppose there is a room of capacity 100. There is also a crowd of 120 people trying to get into the room. "an overflow crowd""an overflow of the crowd"Do the phrases mean 1) the twenty people that couldn't fit into the room, or 2) all 120 people?
- Varyagg Suppose there is a room of capacity 100.
- There is also a crowd of 120 people trying to get into the room.
- "an overflow crowd""an overflow of the crowd"Do the phrases mean 1) the twenty people that couldn't fit into the room, or 2) all 120 people?
- " It doesn't, however, indicate whether or not the extra 20 people got in.
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VaryaggSuppose there is a room of capacity 100. There is also a crowd of 120 people trying to get into the room. "an overflow crowd""an overflow of the crowd"Do the phrases mean 1) the twenty people that couldn't fit into the room, or 2) all 120 people?Use "an overflow crowd." It doesn't, however, indicate whether or not the extra 20 people got in.
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