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| I don't think it's a good sentence. Furthermore, it's grammatically wrong and unnatural. |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 12, 2008 15:48 pm meaning of "heterogeneous variety" |
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Why? :O:O
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:58 am meaning of "heterogeneous variety" |
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Hi,
Any ideas, please?
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| #6 (permalink) Wed Aug 13, 2008 7:52 am meaning of "heterogeneous variety" |
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| nessie wrote: |
| This is a heterogeneous variety of people |
Out of context, that sentence does sound odd. However, I suppose the broader context might justify (and also explain) the use of 'heterogeneous variety of people'. The author might have intended the meaning to be 'wide variety of people' or 'very mixed type of people (i.e. nationality)'.
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| => Do you think it's a good sentence? I mean: the word "heterogeneous" itself already implies the idea of "heterogeneous, doesn't it? |
You're right, Nessie! 'Heterogeneous' usually does imply 'heterogeneous' quite clearly. ;) :lol:
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