Re: The ellipted
- From: Joe Fineman <joe_f@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:52:11 GMT
Ron Hardin <rhhardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> The deep-pocketed (...), the politicians existing on salary alone
> and the well-traveled (...). The coordination evidently doesn't
> have to cover all components.
>
> That is, an adjective for the second component ``the
> hand-to-mouthed'' is not necessary. So each component must be a
> noun on its own, without a common ellipsis being implied.
Simpler examples seem to me to be fairly common -- e.g., "He must be
an idiot or drunk".
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