Here was the question:
Is this correct? "She has a flare for the dramatic.""
Yes 29 (39%)
No 45 (60%)
Congrats to 60% of you.
Flare=Something you light when you want to signal for help: He lit a flare.
Flair=Ability or talent: She has a flair for grammar.
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2 comments:
Wow! I got it right but for the wrong reason. I figured that as 'dramatic' was an adjective, it needed a noun to modify. "She had a flair for the dramatic what??"
In my view, "a flair for the dramatic" is a common-enough saying. You can use adjectives as nouns sometimes, such as here: "The book delves into the macabre" and "the good, the bad and the ugly."
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