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Vocabulary
Sliding door
0 What's the difference between '8-foot sliding door to the patio' and '8-foot sliding patio door'? 02 br
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00 Which one sounds more natural if both mean the same thing? 02 br
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0 A 'patio doors' is a door leading to a patio, usually sliding, and primarily made of glass. a standard type of product. 02 br 02 br 00 A sliding door to the patio is not the name of a type of door, and is rather long-winded.
- 0 A 'patio doors' is a door leading to a patio, usually sliding, and primarily made of glass.
- a standard type of product.
- 02 br 02 br 00 A sliding door to the patio is not the name of a type of door, and is rather long-winded.
- It suggests to me that it is not a patio door (product,glass,sliding) but another type of door - perhaps a completely wooden door or something?
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0 A 'patio doors' is a door leading to a patio, usually sliding, and primarily made of glass. a standard type of product. 02 br
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00 A sliding door to the patio is not the name of a type of door, and is rather long-winded. It suggests to me that it is not a patio door (product,glass,sliding) but another type of door - perhaps a completely wooden door or something? 02 br
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00 A sliding door to the patio is not the name of a type of door, and is rather long-winded. It suggests to me that it is not a patio door (product,glass,sliding) but another type of door - perhaps a completely wooden door or something? 02 br
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0 In the first example you're talking about a particular door that leads to the patio (they are already set) whilst in the second example you mean the type of the door that you can buy in a shop. 0-
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