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Gilysse Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can I say
"A rose is thorny."
My head of department insisted that it should be "a rose plant is thorny" as the word "rose" only refers to the flowers.
I think if we can say "no rose without a thorn", the above sentence is correct.
Please help, me vs my HoD. Thanks!
My head of department insisted that it should be "a rose plant is thorny" as the word "rose" only refers to the flowers.
I think if we can say "no rose without a thorn", the above sentence is correct.
Please help, me vs my HoD. Thanks!
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Hi, 'A rose is thorny' seems OK to me, as a poetic kind of statement. Clive
- Hi, 'A rose is thorny' seems OK to me, as a poetic kind of statement.
- Clive
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Hi,
'A rose is thorny' seems OK to me, as a poetic kind of statement.
Clive
'A rose is thorny' seems OK to me, as a poetic kind of statement.
Clive
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