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Navitasan Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Dead or alive

Which are correct and make sense in a world where there are no living dead:

1) They included thirty revolutionaries, dead or alive, in the list.
2) They included thirty revolutionaries, dead and alive, in the list.

3) They included thirty dead or living revolutionaries in the list.
4) They included thirty dead and living revolutionaries in the list.

Gratefully,
Navi

  

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From the viewpoint of meaning, the only one that makes sense to me is 2). You may get different opinions on this one. CJ

  • From the viewpoint of meaning, the only one that makes sense to me is 2).
  • You may get different opinions on this one.
  • CJ
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From the viewpoint of meaning, the only one that makes sense to me is 2).

You may get different opinions on this one.

CJ

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