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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Stele grove?
If there are many steles which stands like many trees that look like a grove, can we call it as "stele grove"?
In Chinese, it is. But in English? I am waiting for your confirmation.
In Chinese, it is. But in English? I am waiting for your confirmation.
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It may depend on exactly how it's going to be used in a sentence. My inclination would be to try "stelar forest", maybe "forest of stelae". You can also try "stele grove", your original thought.
- It may depend on exactly how it's going to be used in a sentence.
- My inclination would be to try "stelar forest", maybe "forest of stelae".
- You can also try "stele grove", your original thought.
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It may depend on exactly how it's going to be used in a sentence. My inclination would be to try "stelar forest", maybe "forest of stelae". You can also try "stele grove", your original thought.
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Hi Jobb,
Well, you could say that, if you wanted to write in a very stylish way. It would be figurative, not literal, because a grove really is for real trees.
In ordinary English, I think you'd find another word, like perhaps a 'group of steles'.
Clive
Well, you could say that, if you wanted to write in a very stylish way. It would be figurative, not literal, because a grove really is for real trees.
In ordinary English, I think you'd find another word, like perhaps a 'group of steles'.
Clive
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