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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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Situationally different?
Hi, Is my reasoning correct?
Normally, if you are asking whether a bear or a lion is bigger withour prior context, you would ask like this:
Which animal is bigger, a bear or a lion?
But if two people have been talking about the bear or lion; or looking at the bear or lion (like in a zoo), you would write like this:
(Implicit in the scenario is the existence of a bear and lion in real time)
Which animal is bigger, bear or lion?
Which animal is bigger, the bear or the lion?
Aae both correct? Or which one is better?
Normally, if you are asking whether a bear or a lion is bigger withour prior context, you would ask like this:
Which animal is bigger, a bear or a lion?
But if two people have been talking about the bear or lion; or looking at the bear or lion (like in a zoo), you would write like this:
(Implicit in the scenario is the existence of a bear and lion in real time)
Which animal is bigger, bear or lion?
Which animal is bigger, the bear or the lion?
Aae both correct? Or which one is better?
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<>Which animal is bigger, bear or lion? Which animal is bigger, the bear or the lion? Are both correct?
- <>Which animal is bigger, bear or lion?
- Which animal is bigger, the bear or the lion?
- Are both correct?
- Or which one is better?
- Both are correct, but I would call the first one a lazy way to say it, because it's really a short way of saying the second.
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<>Which animal is bigger, bear or lion?Both are correct, but I would call the first one a lazy way to say it, because it's really a short way of saying the second. The second one is much better in my opinion.
Which animal is bigger, the bear or the lion?
Are both correct? Or which one is better?
CJ
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