every spring is sure to follow

[GoodTaste]

The use of "every" sounds odd to me. Should it be removed?


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[FONT=&quot]No winter lasts forever, every spring is sure to follow.

Source: It is from a twitter account by a Chinese[/FONT]

 

[kilroy65]

Yes, it should. Also, remove the comma and use a semicolon to separate the two clauses.

No winter lasts forever; spring is sure to follow.

"No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn" is the quote I'm more familiar with.

 

[teechar]

a Chinese

That's truncated. We don't use "a Chinese" to refer to a person.

When referring to a person:
a Chinese person/man/woman/child/author/farmer ... etc. :tick:
a Chinese :cross:

Note that in the plural, "the Chinese", is okay to refer to the Chinese people collectively.

The Chinese are famous for being prudent.

Chinese love seafood.

 

[GoesStation]

We don't use "a Chinese" to refer to a person.

And despite its resemblance to perfectly acceptable demonyms like Frenchman and Englishman, you should never refer to a person as a "Chinaman". For some reason, that term is pejorative.

 

[GoodTaste]

And despite its resemblance to perfectly acceptable demonyms like Frenchman and Englishman, you should never refer to a person as a "Chinaman". For some reason, that term is pejorative.

Is "China, man" pejorative too?

 

[teechar]

How would you use that in a sentence?