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Monday, May 9, 2011

Poll Results 133

Here was the question:

Is this correct? "As strawberries grow and ripen, they turn from green to white to red--just like the Italian flag!"

Yes
36 (48%)
No
38 (51%)

I'm with the 51%. This comparison doesn't quite work. I don't think the Italian flag turns from green to white to red. Anyone want to rewrite it?

5 comments:

The Sentence Sleuth said...

A comment from Wes:

If I could get the comments page to work, I’d post this myself, but apparently only that part of the website is blocked. :-(

Anyway, I’d fix the strawberries like this: "As strawberries grow and ripen, they turn from green to white to red—the same colours, and in the same order, as on the Italian flag!"

Anonymous said...

Here goes:

"As strawberries grow and ripen, they take on the colors of the Italian flag,turning from green to white to red."


Jeffrey Morris

The Sentence Sleuth said...

Anon, I don't agree with your rewrite because the flag does not turn different colors; it contains different colors. Try again?

Anonymous said...

"As strawberries grow and ripen, they take on the colors of the Italian flag- green,white,then red."

Jeffrey Morris

The Sentence Sleuth said...

I would say, almost!
"As strawberries grow and ripen, they take on the colors of the Italian flag--green, white, and red."