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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Which expression using the word 'half' should I use?
Which expression using the word half should I use?
If you drop a coconut fruit, you see (only a half of it, a half of it only), but if you flip it onto the other side, you'll see (the other half, the other half of it).
If you drop a coconut fruit, you see (only a half of it, a half of it only), but if you flip it onto the other side, you'll see (the other half, the other half of it).
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"only half of it" and "the other half" are natural. But if you drop a coconut, you don't see half. You see only one side.
- "only half of it" and "the other half" are natural.
- But if you drop a coconut, you don't see half.
- You see only one side.
- If you mean the thing with a hard, brown husk with fibers attached, that's just a coconut.
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"only half of it" and "the other half" are natural. But if you drop a coconut, you don't see half. You see only one side.
If you mean the thing with a hard, brown husk with fibers attached, that's just a coconut. No need for "fruit."
If you mean the thing with a hard, brown husk with fibers attached, that's just a coconut. No need for "fruit."
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So, would it be better if I say, If you drop a coconut, you see (only one side of it/one side of it only)?
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It seems a strange thing to say. Unless you hold a coconut (or anything else) in front of a mirror, you see only one side of it anyway.
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