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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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There is the dark/darkness in the closet
To Zinkoff there is not one darkness, but many. There is the dark in the closet and the dark under the bed and the dark he can never see: the dark inside a drawer.
Hi,
My instinct tells to use darkness rather than all of the "darks" in the above. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
Hi,
My instinct tells to use darkness rather than all of the "darks" in the above. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
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I think your instinct is correct in the sense that "darkness" would be the more likely choice in "non-creative" writing. However, the sentence reads fine to me in context. "dark" seems more poetic (as well as having the advantage of being a shorter word).
- I think your instinct is correct in the sense that "darkness" would be the more likely choice in "non-creative" writing.
- However, the sentence reads fine to me in context.
- "dark" seems more poetic (as well as having the advantage of being a shorter word).
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I think your instinct is correct in the sense that "darkness" would be the more likely choice in "non-creative" writing. However, the sentence reads fine to me in context. "dark" seems more poetic (as well as having the advantage of being a shorter word).
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