⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 anos atrás
A round body in THE shape of a ball, having the surface EQUIDISTANT from ITS center at all points.
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Иосиф Хавкинadded translation 5 anos atrás
translation (en-ru)
distant
отстоящий (на некоторое расстояние)
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A round body in a shape of a ball, having the surface equally distant from the center at all points
Adjective;
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 anos atrás
ROUND BODY = in the shape of a ball. This is called a redundancy and is an example of atrocious English.
Иосиф Хавкинadded a comment 5 anos atrás
The example in question has been taken from the original site created by native anglophones.
Иосиф Хавкинadded a comment 5 anos atrás
Not only EQUIDISTANT FROM, but also EQUALLY DISTANT FROM - more than 300,000 references in Google.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 anos atrás
Perfect proof that being a native doesn’t necessarily qualify you to represent your language if you don’t know it. Illiterate people abound in every country. I’m sure that “round object in the shape of a ball” would be just as redundant and awkward in Russian!
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 anos atrás
EQUALLY DISTANT FROM is used by people who lack the intellect/vocabulary to avail themselves of EQUIDISTANT. You’re welcome for the free English lesson 😉