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The problem is one of parallelism. The structure following either should be the same as the one following or.
Domestic sheep either do not have horns or have very short ones.
[ My suggestion: Domestic sheep have either no horns or very short ones. ]

Which is a better word: domestic sheep or domesticated sheep?

haroon rashid Please correct the sentence below or suggest a better one.Domestic sheep either do not have horns or very short ones.

Domestic sheep have short horns if they have any at all.
If domestic sheep have horns, they are very short horns.
Some domestic sheep have short horns; some have none at all.

I prefer the last one.

CJ

Which word is better: domestic sheep or the domesticated sheep?

haroon rashidWhich word is better: domestic sheep or the domesticated sheep?

I'd say 'domestic', but then I don't know anything about any kind of sheep. Either form seems fine to me.

haroon rashidWhich word is better: domestic sheep or the domesticated sheep?

"Domestic" and "domesticated", meaning "not wild; kept by man" (of animals), are both relatively new words, arising in the 15th and 17th centuries, respectively. They have been used interchangeably and confusingly all along. "Domesticated" has the advantage that it does not have a sec

Sheep are not domesticated, in the sense of a house pet, as far as I know.