Which word?

[sarahmichigan]

Say you were writing this sentence:
"The local VFW had raised the funds to build a baseball diamond that took up half the park's ______"

Which word sounds most natural here? Would you fill the blank with:

A. square footage
B. acreage
C. property
D. other- specify in comments

Comments

[aiela.livejournal.com]

I would actually just say "half the park" but that's why I'm an aspiring English major and not one yet. :P

[stacycat69.livejournal.com]

I would agree with that. If I had to choose, I would choose B.

[sarahmichigan.livejournal.com]

that's not a bad suggestion at all. less wordy

[dare2grok.livejournal.com]

Excellent! I wrote my response below before reading others (intentionally). I think your suggestion is best; it conveys the essential idea more efficiently (less words).