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Tall versus high

April 21st, 2009 · 13 Comments

Browsing Wikipedia, I came across two special hotels that might demonstrate a difference between two potentially confusing adjectives.

The Rose Rotana, Dubai
72 storeys
333 meters high
The entire building is to be used exclusively as a hotel. It is scheduled to open later this year and will be the tallest hotel in the world.

International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
118 […]

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Tags: Grammar · Superlatives · Tall/high · Vocabulary