With their books and their fancy words
Are these sentences correct:
1) I don't like those people, with their scornful manners and expensive clothes.
2) John doesn't like educated people, with their books and their fancy words.
Are they acceptable in formal English?
Gratefully,
Navi
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navitasan Are they acceptable in formal English? Yes, except that they don't have scornful manners. "Manners" is etiquette.
- navitasan Are they acceptable in formal English?
- Yes, except that they don't have scornful manners.
- "Manners" is etiquette.
- English all too often sets us puzzles with number.
- " They all exhibit the same offensive manner, so we can do it this way and avoid the false scent of "manners".
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navitasanAre they acceptable in formal English?
Yes, except that they don't have scornful manners. "Manners" is etiquette. English all too often sets us puzzles with number. I would have put it "I don't like those people, with their scornful manner and expensive clothes." They all exhibit the same offensive manner, so we can do it this way and avoid the fal
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