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worry is the worst disease of our modern times.Care is contagious; it is hard work being cheerful at a funeral,and it is a good deal harder to keep the frown from your facewhen you are in the throng of the worry worn ones.
Question:How do you explain this phrase “worry worn ones”
In grammar?
Jan 22, 2024 4:54 PM
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"Worry-worn ones" is being used to describe people who've been worn by worry. In other words, worrying has made them depressed and /or tired.
Grammatically, "worry-worn" is a compound adjective (so it should be hyphenated), and "ones" is a pronoun.
January 22, 2024
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