From Dvice:Asia's tallest skyscraper will rank second in the worldThe tallest, according to the article is Burj Dubai in Dubai, which, last time I looked, is in Asia.
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Actually, Dubai is in the "Middle East", which for some is a part of Asia: (Wikipedia) "The Middle East (or, formerly more common, the Near East) is a region that spans southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. The corresponding adjective to the Middle East is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner." As you see, "it has no clear boundaries", so it's a matter of agreement. In this case though, the title you quote cannot be considered wrong.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, but I give the same reply that I used on my students. Do not cite encylopaedias as references for your essays. They are notoriously unreliable.
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