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He was cruel and was yet generous to the people he loved.
He was cruel and yet generous to the people he loved.
The second one has no 'was' preceding 'yet.' Are they both acceptable?
He was cruel and yet generous to the people he loved.
The second one has no 'was' preceding 'yet.' Are they both acceptable?
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Only the 2nd sounds any good to me; in the first, you will have to reverse 'was yet' to 'yet was'. Was he cruel to the people he loved, too? That's what both seem to convey.
- Only the 2nd sounds any good to me; in the first, you will have to reverse 'was yet' to 'yet was'.
- Was he cruel to the people he loved, too?
- That's what both seem to convey.
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Only the 2nd sounds any good to me; in the first, you will have to reverse 'was yet' to 'yet was'. Was he cruel to the people he loved, too? That's what both seem to convey.
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I want it to mean something like this: He was cruel to his enemies but also generous to his friends.
Using 'yet', would it be right to say: He was cruel to his enemies and yet generous to his friends. I want to use 'yet' to show the conflicting nature of this person.
Using 'yet', would it be right to say: He was cruel to his enemies and yet generous to his friends. I want to use 'yet' to show the conflicting nature of this person.
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Then this is good:
He was cruel to his enemies and yet generous to his friends.
He was cruel to his enemies and yet generous to his friends.
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