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Anna
what is the difference between dimension and size? in my transklation I have such kind of sentence: he has cattle shed in his backyard, which size is 15 m ˣ 6 m ( is it correct to write in this way?) thanks
18. März 2012 12:07
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He has a cattle shed in his backyard that is 15 m ˣ 6 m in size. He has a cattle shed in his backyard 15 m ˣ 6 m in size. He has a 15 m ˣ 6 m cattle shed in his backyard. I like the 3rd choice. I would also add the hight.
18. März 2012
its not wrong to say it that way i belive, but i think saying "dimensions" jsut adds specification to someting for example, what are the dimensions of the fish tank? - answer "its 10L x 10W x 20H inches what size is the fish tank? - answer "its a large one" its very common for us to say "what size is it?", or "how big?" is it instead of asking" what are the dimensions?" so i your sentence its fine to say its size is...
18. März 2012
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