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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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These three qualities give name brand products longevity.

These three qualities give name brand products longevity. And that's worth a little extra money, right.

Theses three qualities prolong name brand products ...

Hi,

Does the second of the above amount to the first? Thanks.
  

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No, the word 'prolong' doesn't work well. The word 'prolong' has a sense of "make longer ", but the original sentence basically refers to something that makes the life of a product a long one. e.

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  • No, the word 'prolong' doesn't work well.
  • The word 'prolong' has a sense of "make longer ", but the original sentence basically refers to something that makes the life of a product a long one.
  • e.
  • increase the duration of) a product's life cycle or shelf life, but I would not say 'prolong a product'.
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No, the word 'prolong' doesn't work well. The word 'prolong' has a sense of "make longer", but the original sentence basically refers to something that makes the life of a product a long one. You might be able to talk about something that would prolong (i.e. increase the duration of) a product's life cycle or shelf life, but I would not say 'prolong a product'.
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Does the second of the above amount to the first?
It's possible to understand that the second amounts to the first in terms of meaning, but the second does not use the word prolong very idiomatically.

These three qualities prolong the life of name brand products.

What is prolonged is something that exists in time or represents an amount
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CalifJim
Does the second of the above amount to the first?
It's possible to understand that the second amounts to the first in terms of meaning, but the second does not use the word prolong very idiomatically.

These three qualities prolong the life of name brand products.

What is prolonged is something that exists in
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