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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What is the difference?

Is there a difference between these two sentences:
"eat from the tree"
"eat of the tree".
Thank you in advance.
  

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"eat from the tree" OK, although I more often hear 'Eat straight from the tree'. City people don'' usually say or do this. "eat of the tree".

— Clive

  • "eat from the tree" OK, although I more often hear 'Eat straight from the tree'.
  • City people don'' usually say or do this.
  • "eat of the tree".
  • This is not wrong, bu it sounds archaic and rather biblical.
  • Clive
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"eat from the tree" OK, although I more often hear 'Eat straight from the tree'. City people don'' usually say or do this.


"eat of the tree". This is not wrong, bu it sounds archaic and rather biblical.


Clive
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