i need the right grammar for a tattoo!

[Max Power]

i need the correct grammar for my new tattoo. its called:

"after the laughter come the tears"

is this so right with both "the" and the "come" with or without a "s" at the end!?!

please help me!
thx

[Soup]

It sounds grammatical to me.

You can test it by putting it in standard word order:

Ex: (The) tears come after the laughter.

[susiedqq]

A tatoo? Ouch!!

I'd make it short

After laughter, tears.

[David L.]

If you do opt for the longer version, it is:

after the laughter, comes the tears

This is poetic, and 'the tears' means 'the crying','the sadness'

[Snowcake]

"after the laughter come the tears"
Are you serious about that?

How about 'Every cloud has a silver lining', which would be the other way round.

Anyway, in the end it comes full circle, doesn't it?

[riverkid]

If you do opt for the longer version, it is:

after the laughter, comes the tears

This is poetic, and 'the tears' means 'the crying','the sadness'

You must mean, David, "it could be", not "it is".

Certainly,

after the laughter, come the tears

is a possibility.

[lanlethi2603]

Could it be the same way as saying' Everyday is not Sunday'?

[Soup]

Could it be the same way as saying' Everyday is not Sunday'?

I don't know but your version made me smile. Thanks!

[Snowcake]

Could it be the same way as saying' Everyday is not Sunday'?

I'd say yes. The basic message remains the same. :) A saying widely used in 'my' region.

[engee30]

I'd say yes. The basic message remains the same. :) A saying widely used in 'my' region.

What a mistaken region you're living in, Snowcake.
It should read, Every day is not a Sunday. Everyday is an adjective used before a noun only (one word).