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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

With or From?

The potter is shaping a pot with / from wet clay on a potter's wheel.
  

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" Check it out on youtube, and you'll see the pot emerge from the clay. It's mesmerizing, if not magical. At least it is to me, which is why I prefer "from" in this context.

  • " Check it out on youtube, and you'll see the pot emerge from the clay.
  • It's mesmerizing, if not magical.
  • At least it is to me, which is why I prefer "from" in this context.
  • Sure, the pot is made with clay, but the shape arises from talent applied to clay.
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The process of making a pot on a potter's wheel is called "throwing a pot." Check it out on youtube, and you'll see the pot emerge from the clay. It's mesmerizing, if not magical. At least it is to me, which is why I prefer "from" in this context. Sure, the pot is made with clay, but the shape arises from talent applied to clay.

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