Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
delightful in tone
His books are mostly delightful in tone.
I wonder if I can paraphrase the above sentence as:
His books are mostly happy/pleasant in register/style.
Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
I wonder if I can paraphrase the above sentence as:
His books are mostly happy/pleasant in register/style.
Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
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Angliholic His books are mostly delightful in tone. I wonder if I can paraphrase the above sentence as: His books are mostly happy/pleasant in register/style . Correct me if I am wrong.
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AngliholicHis books are mostly delightful in tone.'Register' doesn't make sense to me here. Otherwise, it's fine.
I wonder if I can paraphrase the above sentence as:
His books are mostly happy/pleasant in register/style.
Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks.
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