KaaJee Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
word is result of thought
Is some of the following sentences is normal, or could this thing be expressed better?
The word is the result of the thought.
Or: A word is the result of the a thought.
I mean word as such and human thought as such. And I basically mean that when somebody utters a word, it is a result of a thought. But what I would like to say definitely is:
It is the/a thought which manifests itelsf in the/a word.
But this latter version sounds awkward, or not?
To be precise, I would like to something like the/a word is the form of the/a thought. But when uttered, it is not a form, just a voice, so: some kind of manifestation, I don't know.
The word is the result of the thought.
Or: A word is the result of the a thought.
I mean word as such and human thought as such. And I basically mean that when somebody utters a word, it is a result of a thought. But what I would like to say definitely is:
It is the/a thought which manifests itelsf in the/a word.
But this latter version sounds awkward, or not?
To be precise, I would like to something like the/a word is the form of the/a thought. But when uttered, it is not a form, just a voice, so: some kind of manifestation, I don't know.
Top answer
A word is a manifestation of a thought Words are manifestations of thoughts. These sound OK to me. I prefer the second one as it allows for the very likely possiblity that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between thoughts and words.
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A word is a manifestation of a thought
Words are manifestations of thoughts.
These sound OK to me. I prefer the second one as it allows for the very likely possiblity that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between thoughts and words.
Words are manifestations of thoughts.
These sound OK to me. I prefer the second one as it allows for the very likely possiblity that there is not a one-to-one correspondence between thoughts and words.
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