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Elango Posted 20 years ago
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Disproven

Please tell me whether the word 'disproven' in the following sentence is correct in its usage.

Also tell me whether I should use 'assumptions' rather than 'the assumptions'.

"The main problem in the book stems from the assumptions - all of which were disproven by feminist literature."

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Disproven is OK, and so is assumptions / the assumptions -- but I would use its assumptions . And I think that by is the wrong preposition, since literature itself proves/disproves nothing. Use in (the) feminist literature .

— Mister Micawber

  • Disproven is OK, and so is assumptions / the assumptions -- but I would use its assumptions .
  • And I think that by is the wrong preposition, since literature itself proves/disproves nothing.
  • Use in (the) feminist literature .
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Disproven is OK, and so is assumptions / the assumptions-- but I would use its assumptions. And I think that by is the wrong preposition, since literature itself proves/disproves nothing. Use in (the) feminist literature.
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