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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Her language/writing is beautiful and concise.

I'm impressed with the author's writing skills. Her language is beautiful and concise.
... Her writing is beautiful and concise.
... Her words are beautiful and concise.

Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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All three are grammatically correct, but I'd consider "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills. " to be the most elegantly written of them. With the second, "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills.

  • All three are grammatically correct, but I'd consider "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills.
  • " to be the most elegantly written of them.
  • With the second, "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills.
  • ", a lot of native English-speakers wouldn't use the word 'writing' so closely together in successive sentences.
  • "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills.
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All three are grammatically correct, but I'd consider "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills. Her language is beautiful and concise." to be the most elegantly written of them.

With the second, "I'm impressed with the author's writing skills. Her writing is beautiful and concise.", a lot of native English-speakers wouldn't use the word 'writing' so closely together

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