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Old 22-Apr-2007, 17:18
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Default "build" and "build" and "build"

Are all the following sentences acceptable? (I think so.)

1.Tom is medium build.
2.Tom is of medium build.
3.Tom has a medium build.

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Are all the following sentences acceptable? (I think so.)

1.Tom is medium build. Better to say Tom is medium built
2.Tom is of medium build. OK
3.Tom has a medium build. OK

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Thanks a lot!

But do native speakers say "Tom is medium build" ?
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Not comfortably, but depending on the context it is possible.
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