0
Vsuresh Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

pleasing/pleasant

Hi
Please help me with this.
The evenings there were pleasant.
How about someone coming out with pleasing in place of pleasant? Does it sound alright?
  

Top answer

vsuresh Does it sound alright? Not to me. It's understandable, but 'pleasing evenings' doesn't seem right.

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh Does it sound alright?
  • Not to me.
  • It's understandable, but 'pleasing evenings' doesn't seem right.
  • We might say 'a pleasing arrangement of flowers', but not 'a pleasing evening'.
  • " CJ
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
vsureshDoes it sound alright?
Not to me. It's understandable, but 'pleasing evenings' doesn't seem right.

We might say 'a pleasing arrangement of flowers', but not 'a pleasing evening'.

In fact, if you Google "a pleasing evening", it will ask you, "Did you mean 'a pleasant evening'?"

CJ
0

Related Questions