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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
A wise
Hello, teachers!
Would you please tell me which is the reasonable, natural expression?
In my guess, #1 is best. What's your advice about my guess?
1. A wise (person) has long ears and a short tongue.
2. The wise has long ears and a short tongue.
3. The wise have long ears and a short tongue.
4. The wise have long ears and short tongues.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Would you please tell me which is the reasonable, natural expression?
In my guess, #1 is best. What's your advice about my guess?
1. A wise (person) has long ears and a short tongue.
2. The wise has long ears and a short tongue.
3. The wise have long ears and a short tongue.
4. The wise have long ears and short tongues.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
Hello Jandi You would not say 'a wise has' or 'the wise has'. ) has a slight air of a translation. 'Person' isn't a very proverb-friendly word.
- Hello Jandi You would not say 'a wise has' or 'the wise has'.
- ) has a slight air of a translation.
- 'Person' isn't a very proverb-friendly word.
- #3 and #4 both sound fine to me.
- (Or you could say: 'Wisdom has long ears and a short tongue'.
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Hello Jandi
You would not say 'a wise has' or 'the wise has'.
Of the remaining options, #1 (a wise person...) has a slight air of a translation. 'Person' isn't a very proverb-friendly word.
#3 and #4 both sound fine to me. (Or you could say: 'Wisdom has long ears and a short tongue'. But then it again begins to sound like a translation.)
The only problem is
You would not say 'a wise has' or 'the wise has'.
Of the remaining options, #1 (a wise person...) has a slight air of a translation. 'Person' isn't a very proverb-friendly word.
#3 and #4 both sound fine to me. (Or you could say: 'Wisdom has long ears and a short tongue'. But then it again begins to sound like a translation.)
The only problem is
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