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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Sliding door

0 What's the difference between '8-foot sliding door to the patio' and '8-foot sliding patio door'? 02br
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00Which one sounds more natural if both mean the same thing? 02br
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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. 02br 02br 00A 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.
  • 02br 02br 00A 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. 02br
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00A 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? 02br
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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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