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Mr. Tom Posted 5 years ago
Vocabulary

Bears a meloncholy

Hi

I think I heard this sentence in an English film. Would you say it sounds natural to you?

She bears a strange melancholy about her--difficult to explain.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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It sounds literary and old-fashioned to this American, but it is perfectly good English.

  • It sounds literary and old-fashioned to this American, but it is perfectly good English.
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It sounds literary and old-fashioned to this American, but it is perfectly good English.

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