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Gmloft Posted 7 years ago
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The ship sailed through the billowing winds
The ship sailed through the billowing winds.
Is there any error in the sentence?
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Wind can't really billow. I suppose it could be hypallage, with the wind doing what the sails should, but that's sailing very close to the wind. Did you mean it that way?
- Wind can't really billow.
- I suppose it could be hypallage, with the wind doing what the sails should, but that's sailing very close to the wind.
- Did you mean it that way?
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Wind can't really billow. I suppose it could be hypallage, with the wind doing what the sails should, but that's sailing very close to the wind. Did you mean it that way?
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