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Mr. Tom Posted 4 years ago
Vocabulary

Sunk in the dark

Hi

Could you please give your take on these? Which one sounds better?

  1. For some reason, her house was always sunk in the dark. She never turned on the lights.
  2. For some reason, her house was always sunk in dark. She never turned on the lights.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Which one sounds better? Neither.

— Anonymous

  • Mr.
  • Tom Which one sounds better?
  • Neither.
  • You are groping for "sunk in darkness".
  • It is a bit too literary for every day.
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Mr. TomWhich one sounds better?

Neither. You are groping for "sunk in darkness". It is a bit too literary for every day.

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I don't think 'sunk' works there.

was always dark; was always gloomy

CJ

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