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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Telltale sign

Which is correct?
That's a telltale sign /indication of someone's laziness.

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" As I understand it, one uses it as though it were a 'hidden clue' much as in a puzzle. However, with "laziness" that is presumably not something you would want to reveal deliberately, poor housekeeping would be such a "telltale".

— Wilpeter

  • " As I understand it, one uses it as though it were a 'hidden clue' much as in a puzzle.
  • However, with "laziness" that is presumably not something you would want to reveal deliberately, poor housekeeping would be such a "telltale".
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I've been waiting for someone to answer this, since I did find a couple of instances of "telltale indication." However, I've always used "telltale sign" or even just a "telltale."
As I understand it, one uses it as though it were a 'hidden clue' much as in a puzzle. However, with "laziness" that is presumably not something you would want to reveal deliberately, poor housekeeping would be s
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I meant the following sorry

a telltale sign
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indication

not telltale indication

Which would work in the sentence?

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That's an indication of someone's laziness. That's a telltale sign of someone's laziness. Both are good.
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