0
SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tell Apart
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204276304577261110204669088.html
"We have shown that our people can easily tell apart the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations that have only goal in mind—to break up the Russian state and to usurp power."
Should "tell apart" have been just "tell"? Could it have been an translation error, as the original quote was probably in Russian?
"We have shown that our people can easily tell apart the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations that have only goal in mind—to break up the Russian state and to usurp power."
Should "tell apart" have been just "tell"? Could it have been an translation error, as the original quote was probably in Russian?
Top answer
Hi, tell apart is an idiom meaning 'to distinguish between two things, to differentiate between two things, to find the difference'. eg Tom and Fred are identical twins. I can't tell them apart.
- Hi, tell apart is an idiom meaning 'to distinguish between two things, to differentiate between two things, to find the difference'.
- eg Tom and Fred are identical twins.
- I can't tell them apart.
- Clive
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
Hi,
tell apart is an idiom meaning 'to distinguish between two things, to differentiate between two things, to find the difference'.
eg Tom and Fred are identical twins. I can't tell them apart.
Clive
tell apart is an idiom meaning 'to distinguish between two things, to differentiate between two things, to find the difference'.
eg Tom and Fred are identical twins. I can't tell them apart.
Clive
00
How is:
"to tell apart the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations"
different from:
"to tell the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations"
?
"to tell apart the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations"
different from:
"to tell the desire for novelty and renewal from political provocations"
?
00
Hi,
tell apart is more idiomatic.
But it does not work well in your original sentence.
Here are the common forms.
tell A from B
tell a
tell apart is more idiomatic.
But it does not work well in your original sentence.
Here are the common forms.
tell A from B
tell a
00
Related Questions