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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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The forest is broken into small areas.
The forest is broken into small areas.
The forest is divided into small areas.
Do both of the above read equally well and convey the same idea to you? Thanks.
The forest is divided into small areas.
Do both of the above read equally well and convey the same idea to you? Thanks.
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"The forest is broken up into small areas"; the other sentence is fine. The first implies that the forest naturally consists of small areas that are regarded as parts of the whole forest. The second implies that there is a deliberate action taken to section the forest.
- "The forest is broken up into small areas"; the other sentence is fine.
- The first implies that the forest naturally consists of small areas that are regarded as parts of the whole forest.
- The second implies that there is a deliberate action taken to section the forest.
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"The forest is broken up into small areas"; the other sentence is fine.
The first implies that the forest naturally consists of small areas that are regarded as parts of the whole forest.
The second implies that there is a deliberate action taken to section the forest.
The first implies that the forest naturally consists of small areas that are regarded as parts of the whole forest.
The second implies that there is a deliberate action taken to section the forest.
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Feebs11"The forest is broken up into small areas";I think one should differentiate between:
The first implies that the forest naturally consists of small areas that are regarded as parts of the whole forest.
The forest is broken up into small areas. already
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