The meaning of phrases including "accident"
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Which words don't you understand?
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I understand the meaning of "accident", but I do not understand the meaning of the whole phrase.
I ask you to explain the meaning of the whole phrase.
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An accident of birth/geography/history is, as the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English puts it, an event or situation caused by chance. Here's an axample of an accident of history An accident of history | World news | The Guardian.
An accident of birth/geography/history is, as the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English puts it, an event or situation caused by chance. Here's an axample of an accident of history An accident of history | World news | The Guardian.
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I ask you to give a clear example for "accident of geography" and "accident of history".
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Chicken Sandwich gave you an example of "an accident of history". Did you read it?
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Yes I did . I ask you to give a clear example for "accident of geography".
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I suggest that a simple 'thanks' to Chicken Sandwich before demanding another answer might encourage resposes.
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Now that you have been given an example of how such a phrase is used, we ask you to write an example. We will then comment on it. You have to do some work yourself.
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Example for “accident of geography”:
When wandering the streets, we go to the places to which went before.
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What part of that is an accident? I should point out though that I think I know what you meant, and it is not an example of an accident of geography.
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