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jarek2011
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go to the Mediterranean
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How does the phrase "go to the Mediterranean" feel to a native speaker? Does it sound natural when you want to say that you are going to visit one of the countries surronding the Mediterranean basin? |
1 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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It sounds fine. More naturally, we would say, �I �m off to the Med. �
(Wish I was. Instead, I am in Bradford, UK.) |
1 Jun 2012
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almaz
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It �s a pretty big sea, Jarek - at least twenty countries have a coastline on the Med. It �d be easier (and slightly more informative) just to mention the country and/or resort/city and, if you really have to, mention that it �s in/on/beside the Mediterranean (Marseille, for example, is France �s largest city on the Mediterranean coast) and say that �s where you �re going/visiting. |
1 Jun 2012
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MoodyMoody
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My parents went to the Mediterranean a few years ago. They visited Italy, Greece, Croatia, Albania, Turkey, Egypt, and Tunisia. (They didn �t take me.  , so I can �t remember other countries on that cruise.) At least in the USA, we do say the whole word rather than shorten to Med. |
1 Jun 2012
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