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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Writers from different periods
Dear teachers,
First, what's the word for writers who are well and alive? modern-day?
how about those who are stone-cold dead like Shakeapear?
much appreciated
First, what's the word for writers who are well and alive? modern-day?
how about those who are stone-cold dead like Shakeapear?
much appreciated
Top answer
"Modern writers" and "modern-day writers" are both fine. There may not always be exact agreement about who counts as "modern" though, and some people might include some recent writers who are not actually still alive. Another possibility is "contemporary writers" (provided you haven't just mentioned a writer or event of an older era, in which case "contemporary" means of that older era).
- "Modern writers" and "modern-day writers" are both fine.
- There may not always be exact agreement about who counts as "modern" though, and some people might include some recent writers who are not actually still alive.
- Another possibility is "contemporary writers" (provided you haven't just mentioned a writer or event of an older era, in which case "contemporary" means of that older era).
- If you want to be completely clear that you are only talking about writers who are still alive then you might just want to say "living writers".
- For the opposite, you could say "old writers" or "early writers".
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"Modern writers" and "modern-day writers" are both fine. There may not always be exact agreement about who counts as "modern" though, and some people might include some recent writers who are not actually still alive. Another possibility is "contemporary writers" (provided you haven't just mentioned a writer or event of an older era, in which case "contemporary" means of that older era).
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