Forum_mail  +  473578 Wed, 06 Feb 08 09:45 PM Hello there, I was wondering... can volume stand for 'a book' ? I can't come up with any sentences... Or is it more like... a part of a set of books? ps. btw. does Where do you come from? means the same as Where are you from? ps2. is it ok? means the same as... I'm uncertain about this 'as' Forum_mail Joined on Mon, Aug 29 2005 Poland Full Member 153 I BEG YOU - CORRECT ME IF YOU NOTICE ANY MISTAKES IN MY POSTS! THANKS A LOT! :)

	Clive  +  473585 Wed, 06 Feb 08 10:07 PM Hi,  I was wondering... can volume stand for 'a book' ? I can't come up with any sentences... Or is it more like... a part of a set of books? It can have either meaning, although the term 'book' is more common if you are not speaking of a set. eg I'm reading the third volume of a set of encyclopedias. ps. btw. does Where do you come from? means the same as Where are you from? Generally speaking, yes. ps2. is it ok? means the same as... I'm uncertain about this 'as' Don't worry, it's fine. Best wishes, Clive  Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,583 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Delmobile  +  473666 Thu, 07 Feb 08 03:30 AM "Slim volume" and "slender volume" are collocations used most often to describe books of poetry. "Where do you come from?" does usually mean the same thing as "where are you from," but "Where you're coming from" can be used to ask about a person's reasoning or point of view. It's more often used as a statement, not a question. "Look, John, I know how you feel about Shelly being at the party. I know where you're coming from. She just broke up with you, and now Ellen thinks she can invite you both to a party just as though you'd never met." "Ellen, wow, I'm not sure where you're coming from. You know I just broke up with Shelly - why would you invite us both to your party?" Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,082

	Forum_mail  +  474038 Thu, 07 Feb 08 09:32 PM thanks, hmm... okay, but cannot say "I bought a new volume" ,can I? I mean, volume and book are not interchanable, are they? Forum_mail

	Clive  +  474039 Thu, 07 Feb 08 09:35 PM Hi, but cannot say "I bought a new volume" ,can I? I mean, volume and book are not interchanable, are they? No, they are not. Clive Clive

	Clive  +  474053 Thu, 07 Feb 08 10:33 PM Hi, Well, as mentioned earlier, when you are speaking of a set of books. And when you are using certain adjectives, as also mentioned. eg These sound OK. a slim, leather-bound volume a volume of poetry eg These don't sound good. At the airport, I bought a volume and a candy-bar. Yesterday I bought a new volume. I think it's perhaps because 'volume' is rather a pretty and special term, and it sounds wrong if used in a mundane way. Best wishes, Clive Clive