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  1. 25-May-2011, 08:20 #1
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    Default an elegant season

    Please check out the following sentences. Which is acceptable?

    (1) Spring is not only elegant but also an amazing weather.
    (2) Spring is an elegant, amazing season.
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    Default Re: an elegant season

    Quote Originally Posted by Ashiuhto View Post
    Please check out the following sentences. Which is acceptable?

    (1) Spring is not only elegant but also an amazing weather.
    (2) Spring is an elegant, amazing season.
    My suggestion:

    Spring is an elegant & amazing season.

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    Default Re: an elegant season

    Quote Originally Posted by new2grammar View Post
    My suggestion:

    Spring is an elegant & amazing season.

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    No, '&' shouldn't be used in normal sentences like this. You want "and".
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    Default Re: an elegant season

    No definition of elegant that I know of can meaningfully be applied to any season of the year.

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    Default Re: an elegant season

    Quote Originally Posted by Raymott View Post
    No, '&' shouldn't be used in normal sentences like this. You want "and".
    In India we generally use '&' that is short version of and..I will make sure to not adopt short version henceforth.
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