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0 Hi 02 br
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00 As far as I know these are incorrect: 01 b 00 throughout his whole long life/you must eat the whole big apple/the whole mankind 02 b 00 , but don't know why they are not correct??? 02 br
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00 also: is saying 01 b 00 You have to eat the entire apple 02 b 00 wrong because it's too formal? 0-
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00 As far as I know these are incorrect: 01 b 00 throughout his whole long life/you must eat the whole big apple/the whole mankind 02 b 00 , but don't know why they are not correct??? 02 br
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00 also: is saying 01 b 00 You have to eat the entire apple 02 b 00 wrong because it's too formal? 0-
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0 The only thing here I'd call incorrect or wrong is the absense of "of" in 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 the whole of mankind 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 . 02 br 02 br 00 I think the "repetition" is common, for emphasis, or style. 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 i 00 Throughout his whole entire life 02 i 02 b 00 would 01 b 01 u 00 really 02 u 02 b 00 be redundant, but I believe it's common.
- 0 The only thing here I'd call incorrect or wrong is the absense of "of" in 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 the whole of mankind 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 .
- 02 br 02 br 00 I think the "repetition" is common, for emphasis, or style.
- 02 br 02 br 01 b 01 i 00 Throughout his whole entire life 02 i 02 b 00 would 01 b 01 u 00 really 02 u 02 b 00 be redundant, but I believe it's common.
- The objection is like saying it's incorrect to repeat a musical sequence more than three times.
- 02 br 02 br 00 I suppose the rule, if such there be, is that you shouldn't use two adjectives with the same meaning to modify one noun.
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0 The only thing here I'd call incorrect or wrong is the absense of "of" in 01 b 01 i 01 u 00 the whole of mankind 02 u 02 i 02 b 00 . Are we supposed to be talking about the redundancy? 02 br
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00 I think the "repetition" is common, for emphasis, or style. These uses may not be formal, and may be considered bad taste by some. 02 br
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00 I think the "repetition" is common, for emphasis, or style. These uses may not be formal, and may be considered bad taste by some. 02 br
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0 Avangi, regarding your explanation as quoted below 02 br
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00 I suppose the rule, if such there be, is that you shouldn't use two adjectives with the same meaning to modify one noun. 01 i 00 This is a very large huge problem. 02 i 02 br
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00 I understand it as it's common for native speakers to use multiple adjectives with the same meaning
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00 I suppose the rule, if such there be, is that you shouldn't use two adjectives with the same meaning to modify one noun. 01 i 00 This is a very large huge problem. 02 i 02 br
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00 I understand it as it's common for native speakers to use multiple adjectives with the same meaning
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0 I wouldn't say it is common, and where it happens, it tends to be in set combinations. 02 br
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00 a large huge problem sounds very odd as it isn't using a standard combination. 02 br
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00 A great big problem sounds fine as 'great big' is a standard combination. 02 br
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00 Um...I'm trying to think of some futher examples beyond 'great b
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00 a large huge problem sounds very odd as it isn't using a standard combination. 02 br
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00 A great big problem sounds fine as 'great big' is a standard combination. 02 br
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00 Um...I'm trying to think of some futher examples beyond 'great b
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