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OttoJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Generous+beneficent
-He wrote good poems. At the same time, he was ____. This time, he was stranded in a foreign place, having no money to return home.
What should I say using an adjective to mean a man not caring about minor things, with a touch of admirable tolerance and generosity towards people?
Thank you.
What should I say using an adjective to mean a man not caring about minor things, with a touch of admirable tolerance and generosity towards people?
Thank you.
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OttoJ He wrote good poems. At the same time, he was (generous/tolerant/etc). This is a problem structure, Otto.
- OttoJ He wrote good poems.
- At the same time, he was (generous/tolerant/etc).
- This is a problem structure, Otto.
- ') must be opposite or antithetical or incongruous in some way in order for you to use the phrase 'at the same time'.
- I cannot really see why you would juxtapose his writing talent with his personality traits in the first place, but if you must, a simple 'and' is appropriate: He wrote good poems, and he was ___ _.
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OttoJHe wrote good poems. At the same time, he was (generous/tolerant/etc).This is a problem structure, Otto. The two attributes ('good poet', 'generous, etc.') must be opposite or antithetical or incongruous in some way in order for you to use the phrase 'at the same time'. I cannot really see why you would juxtapose his writing talent with his personality
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