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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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scale vs climb

0He beat the record set last year by Japanese climber Katsusuke Yanagisawa, who scaled the peak at age 71. Sherchan was in good health and was descending from the summit, Chetri said.02br
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00Can I replace 'scale' with 'climb' without change of meaning?02br
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0You could as the result would be the same - he reached the top. However, "scaled" implies to me that he was able to accomplish this with ease. 0-

— Optilang

  • 0You could as the result would be the same - he reached the top.
  • However, "scaled" implies to me that he was able to accomplish this with ease.
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0You could as the result would be the same - he reached the top. However, "scaled" implies to me that he was able to accomplish this with ease. 0-
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0Hi New2grammar02br
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00I agree with Optilang. The following is the definition of 'scale'. 02br
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01b00 02b00scale00 00(CLIMB)00 00verb00 00[T]02br
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00to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment:01b00 02b02
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