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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Patrimony
Hello,
Say I want to write to the effect that post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe still live under the shadow of their Communist past and that the thinking of many of their leaders still preserve elements of Communism, and I want to come up with a catchy phrase to capture these legacies. Would the following be grammatically correct: "the heritage of ideology" or "the patrimony of ideology"? I actually favor this construction over "ideological heritage" or "ideological patrimony," but I am not 100% certain if it is grammatically valid.
Thank you.
Say I want to write to the effect that post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe still live under the shadow of their Communist past and that the thinking of many of their leaders still preserve elements of Communism, and I want to come up with a catchy phrase to capture these legacies. Would the following be grammatically correct: "the heritage of ideology" or "the patrimony of ideology"? I actually favor this construction over "ideological heritage" or "ideological patrimony," but I am not 100% certain if it is grammatically valid.
Thank you.
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Both of your phrases are grammatically sound. "
- Both of your phrases are grammatically sound.
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Both of your phrases are grammatically sound. "Heritage" is a more commonly used word than "patrimony."
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