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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

What is the correct word?

"All living things will return to ashes"
or
"All living things will return to dust."

And
"What made by ashes will return to ashes"
or
"What made by dust will return to dust"
  

Top answer

These are grammatically OK: All living things will return to ashes. All living things will return to dust. What is made from ashes will return to ashes.

— Mister Micawber

  • These are grammatically OK: All living things will return to ashes.
  • All living things will return to dust.
  • What is made from ashes will return to ashes.
  • What is made from dust will return to dust.
  • and even: What is made from dust will return to ashes .
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These are grammatically OK:

All living things will return to ashes.
All living things will return to dust.
What is made from ashes will return to ashes.
What is made from dust will return to dust.

and even:

What is made from dust will return to ashes.
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