Mar 22, 2005 06:46
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Circle?
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This Festival will be a grand gathering for the flash circle of China as well as that of the world,
Question: Is the "circle" used here correct? The sentence seems wordy. Can somebody help put it better? :-)
Question: Is the "circle" used here correct? The sentence seems wordy. Can somebody help put it better? :-)
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| 4 +1 | circle |
Maria Karra
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| 3 | industry |
Peter Linton (X)
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Apr 2, 2006 17:43: Maria Karra changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc."
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Maria Karra
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I don't see anything wrong with your sentence. The word "circle" is used correctly here, and it corresponds to the following definition (from Merriam-Webster)
"a group of persons sharing a common interest or revolving about a common center <the sewing circle of her church> <family circle> <the gossip of court circles>".
"a group of persons sharing a common interest or revolving about a common center <the sewing circle of her church> <family circle> <the gossip of court circles>".
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English term (edited):
circle?"a group of persons sharing a common interest
industry
To me, a "circle" is, as Maria Karra correctly points out, a group of persons. But to my mind that always implies a relatively small group of people, in a non-commercial context, whereas here we are talking about a large number of people. "Industry" seems a more natural way of expressing that.
Incidentally, the phrase "grand gathering" also sounds a little strange in this context. One might talk about a wedding being a grand gathering, but not an event like this. I would say something like "this festival will be a jamboree / big event / will gather together / the flash industry from China and the rest of the world."
Incidentally, the phrase "grand gathering" also sounds a little strange in this context. One might talk about a wedding being a grand gathering, but not an event like this. I would say something like "this festival will be a jamboree / big event / will gather together / the flash industry from China and the rest of the world."
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