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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
the highest mountain
Hi! The other day I came across a cetain English Grammar website that claims that "the highest" mountain could mean "highest in latitude."
However, I really doubt the truth of that statement.
Could anyone kindly give me real examples in which "highest mountain" is used in the sense of "the highest montain in latitude" by normal native English speakers or writers, except in riddles or jokes? Well, for that matter, even riddles or jokes are welcome.Thank you in advance.
However, I really doubt the truth of that statement.
Could anyone kindly give me real examples in which "highest mountain" is used in the sense of "the highest montain in latitude" by normal native English speakers or writers, except in riddles or jokes? Well, for that matter, even riddles or jokes are welcome.Thank you in advance.
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Anonymous I really doubt the truth of that statement. So do I. It's daft.
- Anonymous I really doubt the truth of that statement.
- So do I.
- It's daft.
- Maybe they intended to write "altitude" instead of "latitude".
- CJ
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AnonymousI really doubt the truth of that statement.So do I. It's daft. Maybe they intended to write "altitude" instead of "latitude".
CJ
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AnonymousThe other day I came across a cetain English Grammar website that claims that "the highest" mountain could mean "highest in latitude."However, I really doubt the truth of that statement.I don't doubt it; it is semantically possible; it is just very unlikely, precisely because of the ambiguity.
AnonymousCould anyone kindly give
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