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W415384914 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Does the sentence below sound native?

My friend is not a sage nor a simpleton, rather being ordinary.

How to reduce it to the shortest form?
  

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I have an ordinary friend, who is neither a sage nor a simpleton.

— Rakshit Sinha

  • I have an ordinary friend, who is neither a sage nor a simpleton.
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I have an ordinary friend, who is neither a sage nor a simpleton.
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I suggest
eg My friend is neither a sage nor a simpleton, but rather an everyman.

Look here. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everyman
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It;s the ideal word under this condition. Thank you.
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