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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Antithesis

Hi,

One can say "love is the antithesis of hate," but can one say "love and hate are antheses" or "love and hate are the antitheses of each other"?

Thank you.
  

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Thank you. All three are possible. CJ

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SuperESL Hi,One can say "love is the antithesis of hate," but can one say "love and hate are antitheses" or "love and hate are the antitheses of each other"?Thank you.
All three are possible.

CJ
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Hi,

I am somewhat unsure of "love and hate are antitheses" - without being followed by "of each other." Would you say all three examples that I gave are equally valid?

Thanks.
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SuperESLWould you say all three examples that I gave are equally valid?
Yes. The lack of "of each other" is not a problem because it's so obviously the meaning. Here are a few examples (without "of each other") that I found on the internet in just three minutes:

Matter and antimatter are antitheses.
Name and concept are 'antitheses'
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