Hi, Is "Loneliness kills man" correct?
U Untaught88 Senior Member Joined Jan 8, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Urdu Home Country Pakistan Current Location Pakistan Dec 23, 2015 #1 Hi, Is "Loneliness kills man" correct?
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 23, 2015 #2 If you're asking if it's grammatical, yes. However, some would object to that for other reasons.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 23, 2015 #3 You could say: Loneliness kills. OR Loneliness can be fatal.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 24, 2015 #4 Tarheel said: However, some would object to that for other reasons. Click to expand... The term man is seen by many as not a neutral term nowadays, so they would avoid it.
Tarheel said: However, some would object to that for other reasons. Click to expand... The term man is seen by many as not a neutral term nowadays, so they would avoid it.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 24, 2015 #5 Tdol said: The term man is seen by many as not a neutral term nowadays, so they would avoid it. Click to expand... That's the "other reasons". ;-)
Tdol said: The term man is seen by many as not a neutral term nowadays, so they would avoid it. Click to expand... That's the "other reasons". ;-)
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 24, 2015 #6 When "man" is used without an article it should appear to be more neutral.