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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary
Perpetual noise
According to my grammar book, it is not considered correct (whereas "incessant noise" is). I don't understand why, though. Isn't "perpetual" similar to "continuous"?
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anonymous I don't understand why, though It is a matter of native collocation, not grammar. 'Incessant noise' is what we say, that is all. anonymous Isn't "perpetual" similar to "continuous"?
- anonymous I don't understand why, though It is a matter of native collocation, not grammar.
- 'Incessant noise' is what we say, that is all.
- anonymous Isn't "perpetual" similar to "continuous"?
- Sort of.
- 'Perpetual' means 'endless'.
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anonymous I don't understand why, though
It is a matter of native collocation, not grammar. 'Incessant noise' is what we say, that is all.
anonymous Isn't "perpetual" similar to "continuous"?
Sort of. 'Perpetual' means 'endless'.
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