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18-Jan-2008, 14:12
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| |  His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
What exactly does "line" in the above refer to? Thanks. |
18-Jan-2008, 14:57
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| |  Re: His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
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But I have still have two questions. First, are 'fashion line" and "clothing line" identical in meaning?
Second, is it identical to say "a series of clothes and accessories" instead of the bolded part in your reply? |
18-Jan-2008, 15:02
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| | Re: His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
"clothing line" is more restrictive to clothes; "fashion line" indicates both clothes and accessories.
I don't think you can use "series" instead of "range". They are not interchangeable. |
18-Jan-2008, 15:10
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| | Re: His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
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Originally Posted by Anglika "clothing line" is more restrictive to clothes; "fashion line" indicates both clothes and accessories.
I don't think you can use "series" instead of "range". They are not interchangeable. | Thanks, Anglika.
But I don't get it though. Why doesn't "series" work? I think we use "series" in our language. |
18-Jan-2008, 15:54
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| | Re: His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
Series = a number of similar or related things coming one after another
Range = a set of different things of the same general type |
18-Jan-2008, 16:08
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| | Re: His latest fashion line reveals his unusual genius as a designer.
Thanks, Anglika.
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