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    About 'worth of'

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    About 'worth of'
    Message from stephen163 posted on 07-01-2010 at 14:53:46 (D | E | F)

    Hello,
    We can say:"thousands of pounds worth of diamond",
    why not say:"diamond worth of thousands of pounds"?
    How to analyse the word "worth of"?
    Thank you for your answers.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 07-01-2010 15:04




    Re: About 'worth of' from gerondif, posted on 07-01-2010 at 15:34:09 (D | E)
    Hello,

    There are two different structures with "worth":

    1) They stole thousands of pounds worth of diamonds (probably in the plural) You quantify the amount, you add "worth of" and you name the object:
    Can I have five pounds worth of petrol ?
    (I want to spend five pounds on petrol)

    2) This car is worth £2,000 .
    This car is worth two thousand pounds (without of) which means:
    This car has a value of £2,000, this car is sold at a price of £2,000.

    You can use this expression in other contexts:

    Her love is worth a lot to me. (I value her love a lot)
    It was worth the trip.(I don't regret it)
    This film is not worth seeing, it doesn't deserve the attention
    I gave it.

    "worthy of" also exists with a similar meaning:
    She is not worthy of your love, she doesn't deserve your love.

    By the way, you could have said :

    They stole diamonds worth thousands of pounds.







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