Jamal 1315 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Reduced to parts floating on the carbon tide

Hello everybody.

Would you please help me to understand the following sentences?

In her dream, she was a bird watching from the above. The drowning towns, citizens reduced to parts floating on the carbon tide.

I can't figure out citizens....??

Thanks so much for the help ??

  

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Jamal 1315 I can't figure out citizens....?? Oh, and the rest of it is no problem? You already know a lot more than I do.

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Jamal 1315I can't figure out citizens....??

Oh, and the rest of it is no problem? You already know a lot more than I do. I imagine "citizens" is the "writer" using a 50-cent word for "people" so as not to sound all pedestrian and stuff.