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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Kempt
Are these sentence are correct:
a) "Her hair was well kempt."
b) "Her hair was kempt."
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If you go strictly by the dictionary definition then I suppose you could argue that your sentences are correct but in a lifetime of speaking and reading English I don't think I've ever seen 'kempt' used in this fashion. I would find some other way to express the thought.
- If you go strictly by the dictionary definition then I suppose you could argue that your sentences are correct but in a lifetime of speaking and reading English I don't think I've ever seen 'kempt' used in this fashion.
- I would find some other way to express the thought.
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If you go strictly by the dictionary definition then I suppose you could argue that your sentences are correct but in a lifetime of speaking and reading English I don't think I've ever seen 'kempt' used in this fashion. I would find some other way to express the thought.
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