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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Dead silence / air

which one is correct to explain the office is so silence?

Dead silence in the office / Our office is dead silence

Dead air at the office / Our office is dead air
  

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Which one is correct to explain that the office is silen t ? Dead silence in the office / Our office is dead silence Dead air at the office / Our office is dead air

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Which one is correct to explain that the office is silent?

Dead silence in the office
/ Our office is dead silence

Dead air at the office / Our office is dead air
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"Dead air" usually means there's no circulation. The air conditioning may be turned off, or the windows may all be closed, so that there's no source of fresh air.