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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Which is the correct sentence?
They practise aikido in a 170-tatami mat hall.
They practise aikido in a 170 tatami mat-hall.
They practise aikido in a 170-tatami-mat hall.
Which is the correct sentence? If none of them is correct, how do I punctuate the sentence?
Thanks.
They practise aikido in a 170 tatami mat-hall.
They practise aikido in a 170-tatami-mat hall.
Which is the correct sentence? If none of them is correct, how do I punctuate the sentence?
Thanks.
Top answer
Since a tatami is a mat it is redundant to say tatami mat . If you omit the mat , you would have a 170-tatami hall , which would make clear that there are 170 tatamis. If you wish to leave the ma t in there I would recommend your third sentence.
- Since a tatami is a mat it is redundant to say tatami mat .
- If you omit the mat , you would have a 170-tatami hall , which would make clear that there are 170 tatamis.
- If you wish to leave the ma t in there I would recommend your third sentence.
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Since a tatami is a mat it is redundant to say tatami mat.
If you omit the mat, you would have a 170-tatami hall, which would make clear that there are 170 tatamis.
If you wish to leave the mat in there I would recommend your third sentence.
If you omit the mat, you would have a 170-tatami hall, which would make clear that there are 170 tatamis.
If you wish to leave the mat in there I would recommend your third sentence.
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