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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
The Dream of the Blue Turtle
I have now been wondering about this song title, by Sting, for some time 
My question is: Is it the blue turtles dream? Or is somebody dreaming of a blue turtle?
Thanks
My question is: Is it the blue turtles dream? Or is somebody dreaming of a blue turtle?
Thanks
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We will never know unless you give us the words of the song. CB
- We will never know unless you give us the words of the song.
- CB
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Actually I think it is also the name of the album and not just the song.....
Can it be both? Or is there some english language rule regarding the ownership of 'things'?
I would ex. refer to the center of London not Londons entrum, Is that correct or not? And how does it relate to the turtle and it's dream?
Still mystified
Can it be both? Or is there some english language rule regarding the ownership of 'things'?
I would ex. refer to the center of London not Londons entrum, Is that correct or not? And how does it relate to the turtle and it's dream?
Still mystified
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The only rule concerning ownership of inanimate things is that you don't use the possessive 's: You talk about a dog's collar or a cat's cradle, but NOT about a door's handle or a tree's leaves. You can refer to
the leaves of a tree OR the tree leaves
the handle of the door OR the door handle
So, I think the only person who could explain whether we have someone
the leaves of a tree OR the tree leaves
the handle of the door OR the door handle
So, I think the only person who could explain whether we have someone
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