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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

which are built of brick

Mr. Wang has tow houses, which are built of brick.

I wonder if I could say "are made of" instead without making a change in meaning. Thanks.
  

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-- if they are of tow (flax fibers), they are not made of brick. Yes, made of is OK, but built of is better.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- if they are of tow (flax fibers), they are not made of brick.
  • Yes, made of is OK, but built of is better.
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Two houses?-- if they are of tow (flax fibers), they are not made of brick. Yes, made of is OK, but built of is better.
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Mister MicawberTwo houses?-- if they are of tow (flax fibers), they are not made of brick. Yes, made of is OK, but built of is better.

Thanks, Mister.

Yes, it's a typo of "two."

By the way, why is it that "built of" sound better? I can't feel it.
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'Built' is more appropriate and more highly collocated. We build houses-- they are complex efforts, and the bricks are structural parts of the edifice, not merely the material used.
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