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| 1 is possible in some contexts; 2 seems impossible. |
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 05, 2009 23:44 pm Article and Abstract noun |
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| Cerberus™ wrote: |
| 2 seems impossible. |
Even figuratively?
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Nov 06, 2009 0:36 am Article and Abstract noun |
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| Well in the end anything's possible figuratively; but it would be very hard to come up with a sentence for it - or do you have something in mind? Perhaps in a video game, where it would be a short form of some longer expression. |
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Nov 06, 2009 0:36 am Article and Abstract noun |
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I don't think 'Solomon's wisdom' can be preceded by the definite article. Or, to be more precise, it would be possible only if the name Solomon referred not to the famous king, but to some presumably very clever guy going by the alias 'The Solomon'. :)
As for the sentence 'He has Solomon's wisdom', it may be possible, although 'He has the wisdom of Solomon' sounds more natural to me. |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Nov 06, 2009 18:24 pm Article and Abstract noun |
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| Thanks Cerberus, Melanya, Topaze. |
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