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Garfield5886 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

The age of information technology

hi, everyone is 'the age of information technology' a phase? I am wondering whether native speakers say it?

Thanks.
  

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Hi, is 'the age of information technology' a phase? I am wondering whether native speakers say it? It's not natural to ask if 'an age' is a' a phase', because an age is by definition long, and a phase is by definition short.

— Clive

  • Hi, is 'the age of information technology' a phase?
  • I am wondering whether native speakers say it?
  • It's not natural to ask if 'an age' is a' a phase', because an age is by definition long, and a phase is by definition short.
  • ' I'd say eg Is society's current focus on information technology just a phase?
  • Clive
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Hi,

is 'the age of information technology' a phase?

I am wondering whether native speakers say it?

It's not natural to ask if 'an age' is a' a phase', because an age is by definition long, and a phase is by definition short.

It's like asking 'Is this long thing a short thing?'

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