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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Which is correct?
You can't fit a square into the same size circle.
You can't fit the same size square into a circle.
You can't fit a square in a circle of the same size.
You can't fit the same size square into a circle.
You can't fit a square in a circle of the same size.
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Hi, What do you mean by correct? Clive
- Hi, What do you mean by correct?
- Clive
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Hi,
You need to talk about area rather than size. Size suggests the ideas of both area and shape.
Try again?
Clive
You need to talk about area rather than size. Size suggests the ideas of both area and shape.
Try again?
Clive
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If I understand your intent there are a couple of possibilities.
"You can't square the/a circle" is used as a metaphor or idiom to indicate that a task is impossible or alternatively you could say "You squared the circle" to indicate that some seemingly impossible task has actually been accomplished.
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"You can't square the/a circle" is used as a metaphor or idiom to indicate that a task is impossible or alternatively you could say "You squared the circle" to indicate that some seemingly impossible task has actually been accomplished.
See here:
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