Think of a number FROM 1 to 10... (from/between)

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00The second one should be "In that bomb there is between 10 to 50 kilograms of TNT."0-

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01cite10Asell12cite10the first sentence is correct.12br
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10The second one should be "In that bomb there is between 10 10to 1050 kilograms of TNT."12br
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00How come the first is ok and the second is not? 02br
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01b00Think of a number from 1 to 10. 02b00(Should I only say "a number between 1 and 10"?)02br
01b00In that bomb there is from 10 to 50 kilograms of TNT.02b00 (... there is between 10 and 50 kilograms of TNT?)02br
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0 I wouldn't... -_- between 10 AND 50 indicates it's one or the other. TO indicates it is in that range.0-

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01b01font00He weighs between 120 and 150 pounds. [between ~ and]02font02b02br
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01b01font00One or the other.....you may 01u00choose02

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00..but could someone explain this and why some versions are not ok instead?02br
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00Choose a number between 1 and 10. 02b00(this should have two meanings: eit

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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Thank you,12br
10..but could someone explain this and why some versions are not ok instead?12br
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10Think of a number between 1 and 10. 11font

0 01b00This soft drink contains from 1 to 10 milligrams of caffeine.02b02br
00I'm not exactly sure why, but we would never hear a native speaker say it like this. I wonder if there's some sort of rule about this. Anyway I think that: "Think of a number from 1 to 10." might be a special case.02br
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00Asell, I was unsure about "...contains from N1 to N2 milligrams/ atoms/ transistors/ ..." but apart from Philip reply, I also found structures like that in some encyclopedias like Encarta and Columbia. So I think there's nothing wrong with that... 05002br
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Thank you everyone.12br
10Asell, I was unsure about "...contains from N1 to N2 milligrams/ atoms/ transistors/ ..." but apart from Philip reply, I also found structures like that in some encyclopedias like Encarta and Columbia. So I think there's nothing wrong with that... 15012br
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