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Nicetomeetyou Posted 9 years ago
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Silent?

If I want to say, "He is a man of few words" by using adjectives, are both correct? I want to talk about someone's personality, not just a temporary state.

He is silent/He is quiet.

  

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nicetomeetyou If I want to say, "He is a man of few words" by using adjectives, are both correct? I want to talk about someone's personality, not just a temporary state. He is silent/He is quiet.

  • nicetomeetyou If I want to say, "He is a man of few words" by using adjectives, are both correct?
  • I want to talk about someone's personality, not just a temporary state.
  • He is silent/He is quiet.
  • Those are correct, but possibly not exactly what you wanted.
  • The suggestions below might work better, depending on the context you are going to put them in.
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nicetomeetyou

If I want to say, "He is a man of few words" by using adjectives, are both correct? I want to talk about someone's personality, not just a temporary state.

He is silent/He is quiet.

Those are correct, but possibly not exactly what you wanted. The suggestions below might work better, depending on the context you are going to put th

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