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Asterix Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Left man or man on the left

Hello.


When describing a picture I often have to refer to the positions of people.

Is it possible to say: The left man is wearing a shirt, the right man is wearing a pullover.

To me, it sounds a little peculiar. I'd say the "man on the left".... but is the version mentioned above also possible / idiomatic?

  

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Asterix is the version mentioned above also possible / idiomatic? No.

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  • Asterix is the version mentioned above also possible / idiomatic?
  • No.
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Asterixis the version mentioned above also possible / idiomatic?

No.

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So - if "the left man" is not possible does this also apply to "the one man" in a sentence like:

The one man is wearing a shirt, the other a pullover? instead of One of the men is wearing a pullover, the other a shirt?

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