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Question about desert
Could one descripe Antarctica or any big body of snow covered area as a desert. Me and about 6 other people had a hated conversation based on me saying that a desert could be a snow covered field. And 5 other people calling me a idiot
And one other word "nazi" is it proper to pronounce it as "na'zi" or "nat'zi"
And one other word "nazi" is it proper to pronounce it as "na'zi" or "nat'zi"
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Gee, a 'hated conversation'-- please don't hold a grudge. You could certainly call both Antarctica and Modern American Popular Literature deserts, if you are prepared for an argument. I have indeed seen Antarctica compared to a desert in the sense of desolation and lifelessness, but a desert is still thought of primarily as a warm place with low precipitation (under 25 cm a year, my dictionary says), and Antarctica gets a lot of snow, I think.
- Gee, a 'hated conversation'-- please don't hold a grudge.
- You could certainly call both Antarctica and Modern American Popular Literature deserts, if you are prepared for an argument.
- I have indeed seen Antarctica compared to a desert in the sense of desolation and lifelessness, but a desert is still thought of primarily as a warm place with low precipitation (under 25 cm a year, my dictionary says), and Antarctica gets a lot of snow, I think.
- You are not an idiot, certainly, but you are using the word more metaphorically than your friends are considering it.
- Webster's offers only /na:t si/ or /næt si/.
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Gee, a 'hated conversation'-- please don't hold a grudge.
You could certainly call both Antarctica and Modern American Popular Literature deserts, if you are prepared for an argument. I have indeed seen Antarctica compared to a desert in the sense of desolation and lifelessness, but a desert is still thought of primarily as a warm place with low precipitation (under 25 cm a year, my dic
You could certainly call both Antarctica and Modern American Popular Literature deserts, if you are prepared for an argument. I have indeed seen Antarctica compared to a desert in the sense of desolation and lifelessness, but a desert is still thought of primarily as a warm place with low precipitation (under 25 cm a year, my dic
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Desert:
1. A barren or desolate area, especially:
a. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
b. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
c. An apparently lifeless area of water.
2. An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland: a cultural desert.
1. A barren or desolate area, especially:
a. A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation.
b. A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life.
c. An apparently lifeless area of water.
2. An empty or forsaken place; a wasteland: a cultural desert.
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Using "desert" to refer to Antarctica is perfectly ok. You just have to make it clear by adding "icy, frozen, or frigid" before desert.
By the way, please allow me to paraphrase your sentence, "Me and about 6 other people had a hated conversation...". It should read "6 other people and I had a heated conversation..." or "I had a heated conversation with 6 other peple...)".
By the way, please allow me to paraphrase your sentence, "Me and about 6 other people had a hated conversation...". It should read "6 other people and I had a heated conversation..." or "I had a heated conversation with 6 other peple...)".
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As a youngster, I imagined a "desert island" to be a small island in the middle of an ocean, covered almost entirely by sand dunes, with perhaps a few palm trees on it. I later came to realise that it means "deserted island", in other words devoid of human inhabitants.
Antarctica is a desert in several senses - it has no native humans living there, and, despite the huge thickness of i
Antarctica is a desert in several senses - it has no native humans living there, and, despite the huge thickness of i
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thanks for all the information. I have the tendency to use words in a differnt way then most people and cause some trouble. I can not think of any other examples as of right now.
Teacher Eric: I was in state of relaxing just before slumber, i couldn't think properly.
Teacher Eric: I was in state of relaxing just before slumber, i couldn't think properly.
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In geography class (waaaaay back in 9th grade) I specifically remember that a "desert" was anywhere with less than 10 inches of precipitation per year. So I guess Antarctica is a desert.
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