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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
General or specific terms?
Hi. Let us assume we are talking about a man's past life, that is, his life thus far. Could we use the general terms "weakness," "sin" and "failure" to denote what kind of man he was thus far (as in the sentence below)?
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He was a person who was keenly aware of his own weakness, sin, and failure.
Would it be wrong to write like this?
He was a person who was keenly aware of his own weaknesses, sins, and failures.
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He was a person who was keenly aware of his own weakness, sin, and failure.
Would it be wrong to write like this?
He was a person who was keenly aware of his own weaknesses, sins, and failures.
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Either will work. The 2nd tends to suggest to the reader the multiplicity of his character faults.
- Either will work.
- The 2nd tends to suggest to the reader the multiplicity of his character faults.
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Either will work. The 2nd tends to suggest to the reader the multiplicity of his character faults.
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