"That has reached up to three meters in length."
Translation:Cela a atteint jusqu'à trois mètres de longueur.
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Another mistake? Ça a atteint is an error, but Cela a atteint is correct? Explain, please!
No...this is simply an arbitrary call that is being overlooked for far more weighty matters of deeper grammatical mysteries. No biggy.
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Must this statement use "cela" for "that" and nothing else? and if yes, WHY please?
I thought about many French words for "that" and have tried 6 or 7 but none is accepted by duo.
Ça a atteint jusqu'à trois mètres de longueur rejected in favour of cela. Am I wrong in thinking that ça and cela are interchangeable?
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I've read that "ça" is actually the short form of "cela". So I expected them too to be interchangeable.
They are interchangeable...This is a thread that is getting ignored, and I do not mean that in a critical way. These mods have a lot on their hands. Go with what they're looking for, with the satisfaction of knowing you're right, and when you want to, report it again...
So a specific measurement like "three meters in length" uses de ("trois mètres de longueur"), but using a measurement as an adverb, like "comfortable in length" uses en, ("confortable en largeur")?
