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Grammar and Linguistics > "Made in" / "Made of"
"Made in" / "Made of"
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Bruna Dutra
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"Made in" / "Made of"
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I did search the net, but couldn �t find anything covering this:
Made in gold vs. Made of gold.
Could anyone help me clear this up with my (very curious) student!?
I would say they �re both correct (they sound ok to me and I googled both ways, they exist). But I can �t tell them apart.
I thank you in advance.
Hugs, B.
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5 May 2010
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eng789
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made from or made of gold - I prefer made of gold
covered in gold - dipped in gold |
5 May 2010
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englishreader
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I have never used �made in gold �.
�Made in � is ok for a country: �made in China �, but not for materials.
�Made of � is used for materials.
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5 May 2010
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Bruna Dutra
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@englishreader
Actually, if you google it, you �ll see that there are many examples using "made in gold".
Therefore, can we say that it �s not correct?
"the lady doth protests too much, methinks!" you may say!!! 
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5 May 2010
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Zora
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Actually, "if you goggle "made in gold"" all the entries that come back are with "made of gold"... - made in gold doesn �t exist. Things are made in China, made in a factory or made in a bakery...
Made in - for places
Made of - what something consists of.
Made by - person or thing that has "constructed, made or fabricated" the item...
Made with - what it was constructed with
Cheers,
Linda :)
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5 May 2010
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Bruna Dutra
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Hey Linda! So glad to "read" from you!!! lol
Actually, the entries have "made in gold", just like that - rings made in gold and platinum, made in silver. I know we can �t trust google (bad, bad google) at all times, but since there were so many, I �m still wondering why that is, in here!
I already explained him the difference between "made of" and "made from", but when he showed up with a text with "made in gold", I wasn �t sure what to say.
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5 May 2010
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Zora
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I think Barb �s answer is the best. Something made in gold is probably not all gold, it �s not solid gold. I still say that it isn �t correct... and it doesn �t matter if I put "the ring is made in gold", "the statue is made in silver" - I keep getting "made of" entries back... which can only mean that this is probably the "proper" way and the "made in silver/gold" is probably a bad translation or something... I don �t know but I have never used this... I think you need to wait to see what other natives say about this. Perhaps, in other countries, they do use this expression.
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5 May 2010
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GIOVANNI
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In Canada we say � �made of gold � �, and not � �made in gold � �. |
5 May 2010
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englishreader
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Bruna!
I didn �t mean my answer to seem impolite, sorry if you got that impression!
As a native speaker, from England, I can, with 100% confidence say, that �made in � simply doesn �t exist in British English and I �ve never heard it in American English either, unless we are refering to country of origin!
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6 May 2010
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