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Infinik Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

A tall and a short men

Which is correct?

A tall and a short men
A tall and a short man
  

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Infinik A tall and a short man This one is OK.

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  • Infinik A tall and a short man This one is OK.
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InfinikA tall and a short man
This one is OK.
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So, does it sound right to say:

There are a tall and a short man.
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I think a tall man and a short one sounds much more natural. The verb would be in the plural.
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There is a tall man and a short man/one.

I would use the singular verb - there is a tall man and (there is) a short one.

There are (both) tall and short men.
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