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?
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5 comments:

  1. The Sentence SleuthMay 9, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    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!"

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  2. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    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

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  3. The Sentence SleuthMay 14, 2011 at 4:26 PM

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

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  4. AnonymousMay 16, 2011 at 8:31 AM

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

    Jeffrey Morris

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  5. The Sentence SleuthMay 17, 2011 at 1:24 PM

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

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