in the bosom of

[Buno]

Hi Everyone,

writing about theories, is it correct to say that "x grows in the bosom of y"? Is it informal?

With appreciation :shock:,
me

 

[RonBee]

Yes, you could say that. I would say it is more poetic than informal.

 

[Buno]

thank you :-D

 

[BobK]

thank you :-D

Don't read too much into RonBee's approval! Your sentence may make (poetic) sense in American English, but in British English it looks very odd. 'In the bosom of' has a very strong collocation with 'family', but that doesn't seem to fit whatever it is you're trying to say.

You need to find out what words fit your idea, rather than asking whether a word/expression 'makes sense' - regardless of what it may mean in the (unknown) context that you have in mind. Work out what the sense is, and we'll help you make it!

b

 

[RonBee]

I didn't mean to suggest that the phrase should be used in everyday speech or writing. That is why I said it is more poetic than informal. Whether such a phrase would be a good fit in a given context is impossible to know without knowing what that context is.

 

[Buno]

Hi!

Sorry if I'm answering only now, but I have just read your comment.
In my original post I meant that someone (the author I was dealing with in my essay) grew in the bosom of the Processualism, so his ideas were affected by this school of thoughts.
I hope I clarify what I had in my mind.

Thank you for your help,

Buno