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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
share one's enemy?
Hello,
Do you think the following works?
"We are not friends, but as long as you share my archfoe we can be co-belligerents."
Thank you.
Do you think the following works?
"We are not friends, but as long as you share my archfoe we can be co-belligerents."
Thank you.
Top answer
The phrase "share my archfoe" has a poetic or old-fashioned feel. It could work in a story about olden-day battles, or something like that, but may feel a bit out of place in a plain modern context. For me, stylistically, the poetic "archfoe" and the technical or legal-sounding "co-belligerents" do not match terribly well.
- The phrase "share my archfoe" has a poetic or old-fashioned feel.
- It could work in a story about olden-day battles, or something like that, but may feel a bit out of place in a plain modern context.
- For me, stylistically, the poetic "archfoe" and the technical or legal-sounding "co-belligerents" do not match terribly well.
- Opinions may vary.
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The phrase "share my archfoe" has a poetic or old-fashioned feel. It could work in a story about olden-day battles, or something like that, but may feel a bit out of place in a plain modern context. For me, stylistically, the poetic "archfoe" and the technical or legal-sounding "co-belligerents" do not match terribly well. Opinions may vary.
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Without any sense of style, I'd simply say: We are not friends but, as long as we have a common enemy, we can be allies.
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