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Does the expression (by the way, is it an expression, a phrase, a collocation, or a word combination? I can't come up with the right word to call it) light wooden staircase sound ambiguous in meaning? If you hear it, will your first thought be about the light colour of the staircase (the opposite is dark) or about its weight and volume (the opposite is heavy or massive)?
The foyer with its light wooden staircase will be the start of a fascinating tour of the mansion.
What does light mean in this context? (I made this sentence for my students for an assignment in which they had to mark the statements as true or false. Some of the students thought I meant the colour shades while others thought it was the opposite of massive (which I meant)).
The foyer with its light wooden staircase will be the start of a fascinating tour of the mansion.
What does light mean in this context? (I made this sentence for my students for an assignment in which they had to mark the statements as true or false. Some of the students thought I meant the colour shades while others thought it was the opposite of massive (which I meant)).
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