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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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1. Does this sentence make sense:
"Don't build up fortune; build up memories."
2. And about this one:
"Don't amass fortune; amass memories:"
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Christine Christie 1. " Not so much. You don't "build up" memories.
- Christine Christie 1.
- " Not so much.
- You don't "build up" memories.
- Christine Christie 2.
- And about this one:"Don't amass fortune; amass memories:" Better, but "fortune" as a mass noun meaning "wealth" is bit unusual, and it sounds old-fashioned or something.
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Christine Christie1. Does this sentence make sense:"Don't build up fortune; build up memories."
Not so much. You don't "build up" memories.
Christine Christie2. And about this one:"Don't amass fortune; amass memories:"
Better, but "fortune" as a mass noun meaning "wealth" is bit unusual, and it sounds old-fashioned
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