The bully or the bullies
Is it possible to talk about "the bully" as a whole (Like the poor, the rich, the greedy and so on) or is it always "the bullies"?
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teal lime Is it possible to talk about "the bully" as a whole (Like the poor, the rich, the greedy and so on) No. "the poor", "the rich" etc. are derived from the adjectives "poor", "rich", etc.
- teal lime Is it possible to talk about "the bully" as a whole (Like the poor, the rich, the greedy and so on) No.
- "the poor", "the rich" etc.
- are derived from the adjectives "poor", "rich", etc.
- There is no adjective "bully" that could form "the bully" in the same collective sense.
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teal limeIs it possible to talk about "the bully" as a whole (Like the poor, the rich, the greedy and so on)
No. "the poor", "the rich" etc. are derived from the adjectives "poor", "rich", etc. There is no adjective "bully" that could form "the bully" in the same collective sense.
0It may also be worth mentioning, however, that we can use "the bully" as an example of bullies in general, hence effectively referring to all bullies, as in:
the bully is often said to be a coward
This is another special use of the definite article, different from "the rich", "the poor" etc.
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