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22-Sep-2020, 20:22 #1
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concrete ocean
Hello.
Can I use "concrete ocean" to describe a big city?
What do you think about this sentence?
I went to the balcony and looked out the city, a vast expanse of concrete ocean stretched into infinity.
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23-Sep-2020, 01:33 #2
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Re: concrete ocean
I am not a teacher or a native speaker.
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23-Sep-2020, 02:35 #3
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Re: concrete ocean
Sure. If you like the imagery, go ahead. It's original.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.
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23-Sep-2020, 02:38 #4
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Re: concrete ocean
I don't think sea works well because it is flat and featureless.
Last edited by Rover_KE; 28-Sep-2020 at 08:08. Reason: typo
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23-Sep-2020, 03:25 #5
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Re: concrete ocean
True. But I think it depends on what Al is getting at. We don't know the context.
Originally Posted by tedmc
Fly over Los Angeles sometime. Then take a ferry across the Bay of Fundy in a storm. Then tell us which one is flat and featureless.Last edited by Charlie Bernstein; 23-Sep-2020 at 03:45.
I'm not a teacher. I speak American English. I've tutored writing at the University of Southern Maine and have done a good deal of copy editing and writing, occasionally for publication.
