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Marian Nedelcu Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

strict pantsuit

Has the "strict pantsuit" the same meaning as "tight pants"?
  

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No. "Strict pantsuit" involves the figure of speech hypallage. The woman wearing the pantsuit is expected to be strict because of the appearance it gives her.

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  • "Strict pantsuit" involves the figure of speech hypallage.
  • The woman wearing the pantsuit is expected to be strict because of the appearance it gives her.
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No. "Strict pantsuit" involves the figure of speech hypallage. The woman wearing the pantsuit is expected to be strict because of the appearance it gives her.
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So, to combine my questions: is gramatically corect the following sentence and makes sense?

She wear a Dior's dress as easy as a strict pantsuit in the spirit of Yves Saint Laurent.
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She wears a Dior dress as easily as a strict pantsuit a la Yves Saint Laurent.
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