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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
thorn or thorns
Every rose has its thorn.
In the sentence, I'd like to know the usage of 'thorn'. Is it correct or not? Thanks in advance.
In the sentence, I'd like to know the usage of 'thorn'. Is it correct or not? Thanks in advance.
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This metaphor appears often in English, but usually not in this particular form, that is: "Every rose has its thorn." The idea here is that even beautiful things have their faults.
One of the most famous uses of this metaphor is in Shakespeare's Sonnet 35: "...Roses have thorns and silver fountains mud..."
One of the most famous uses of this metaphor is in Shakespeare's Sonnet 35: "...Roses have thorns and silver fountains mud..."
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The phrase goes back to a Shakespearean sonnet in which he wrote "roses have thorns". I think he would have approved of the newer phrase "every rose has its thorn."
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