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Heidi
Are they both OK, 'The giraffe is 5 meters HIGH/TALL'? Thanks!
10 mei 2016 23:14
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No, normally when talking about people/animals/buildings people say "He/she is 5 meters tall".
10 mei 2016
Usually, inanimate objects are high. Animate objects are tall. e.g. The giraffe is 5 metres tall. Mount Everest is 8,848 metres high.
10 mei 2016
The Giraffe is 5 meters tall. The clouds are high up in the sky.
10 mei 2016
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Heidi
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Chinees (Mandarijn), Engels
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