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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
The power of glasses ?
How do you say this:
You try on someone's glasses to see how it fits on my eyes.
--> Oh, yours is as strong as mine. (Let's say my sight is poor)
Do you say like that?
How do you say glasses' ____? (you buy new ones when your sight worsens?)
one more question:
Do you say 'I have bad eyes'? 'I have good sight'?
You try on someone's glasses to see how it fits on my eyes.
--> Oh, yours is as strong as mine. (Let's say my sight is poor)
Do you say like that?
How do you say glasses' ____? (you buy new ones when your sight worsens?)
one more question:
Do you say 'I have bad eyes'? 'I have good sight'?
Top answer
Glasses is a plural noun and you would say = "Oh, your glasses are as strong as mine". Being a plural noun probably comes from the fact that glasses consist of a pair of lenses mounted on a frame. The concept of "pair" probably makes glasses a plural noun even though glasses are one single object.
- Glasses is a plural noun and you would say = "Oh, your glasses are as strong as mine".
- Being a plural noun probably comes from the fact that glasses consist of a pair of lenses mounted on a frame.
- The concept of "pair" probably makes glasses a plural noun even though glasses are one single object.
- How do you say glasses' __?
- ) = I need new pair of glasses because my sight has deteriorated.
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Glasses is a plural noun and you would say = "Oh, your glasses are as strong as mine".
Being a plural noun probably comes from the fact that glasses consist of a pair of lenses mounted on a frame. The concept of "pair" probably makes glasses a plural noun even though glasses are one single object.
How do you say glasses' __? (you buy new ones when your
Being a plural noun probably comes from the fact that glasses consist of a pair of lenses mounted on a frame. The concept of "pair" probably makes glasses a plural noun even though glasses are one single object.
How do you say glasses' __? (you buy new ones when your
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Thank you 'John'.
Ah.. that the opposite of 'strong' should be 'Oh, your glasses are as weak as mine', shouldn't it?
And if I say 'I have bad eyes', do you not think of bad eyes such as bloodshots in the eyes or eyes getting dried often?
Ah.. that the opposite of 'strong' should be 'Oh, your glasses are as weak as mine', shouldn't it?
And if I say 'I have bad eyes', do you not think of bad eyes such as bloodshots in the eyes or eyes getting dried often?
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Re "The power of glasses," we often use "power" in a technical sense to describe the magnification of a microscope, telescope, pair of field glasses, hand-held magnifying glass, etc.
If it magnifies ten times the actual size (10 X), we sometimes say it's a ten-power lens.
But the specifications for eyeglasses are a bit more sophisticated.
I assume you're using "po
If it magnifies ten times the actual size (10 X), we sometimes say it's a ten-power lens.
But the specifications for eyeglasses are a bit more sophisticated.
I assume you're using "po
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Ah.. thank you a lot for the detailed info, Avangi
Yeah,, I just used the term 'power' of glasses on a whim.
Ah..
Yeah,, I just used the term 'power' of glasses on a whim.
Ah..
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