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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Such vs. those
a. Death, destruction and misery. Those are the fruits of war.
b. Death, destruction and misery. Such are the fruits of war.
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
I think 'such' means 'things of that sort' and not exactly 'those things'.
Many thanks.
b. Death, destruction and misery. Such are the fruits of war.
Do these two sentences mean the same thing?
I think 'such' means 'things of that sort' and not exactly 'those things'.
Many thanks.
Top answer
I see no difference in meaning. You might want to use 'these' instead of 'those', since you've just mentioned them. I assume you are aware that the first 'sentence' in each pair are not really sentences.
- I see no difference in meaning.
- You might want to use 'these' instead of 'those', since you've just mentioned them.
- I assume you are aware that the first 'sentence' in each pair are not really sentences.
- This could be remedied in a number of ways, unless your style allows for this.
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I see no difference in meaning. You might want to use 'these' instead of 'those', since you've just mentioned them. I assume you are aware that the first 'sentence' in each pair are not really sentences. This could be remedied in a number of ways, unless your style allows for this.
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azza. Death, destruction and misery. Those are the fruits of war.Matter-of-fact tone.
azzb. Death, destruction and misery. Such are the fruits of war.The tone is poetic, literary, or what you might see in a maxim.
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