Help with grammar!

Black Lavender May 27, 2019 1:51 pm

English grammar question!

Which is right?
1. Descending down the spiral of madness?
2. Spiralling down into the descent of madness?

Responses
    silversky May 27, 2019 1:52 pm

    id say 1

    Kuromez May 27, 2019 1:58 pm

    Both are correct but I prefer 2

    Psycho May 27, 2019 2:00 pm

    go with the 2nd one since its more poetic ╮( ̄▽ ̄)╭

    Anata_ni_fakku May 27, 2019 2:01 pm

    probably 2 - you 'descend into madness' and therefore it would make sense to say something like 'spiraling down their descent into madness' whilst I've never heard the phrasing 'spiral of madness' before outside of Sonic Riders

    Zeffyra May 27, 2019 2:03 pm

    I'll have 1...
    in my freaking opinion... madness can be put to action by making spiral movements with the pointing finger... making "spiral" a good way to describe madness

    Anonymous May 27, 2019 2:11 pm

    Neither. "Descent of madness" doesn't make sense. Also descending and down in one phrase is just redundant. Just use "Descending into madness" or "Spiralling down into madness"

    Psycho May 27, 2019 2:17 pm

    this topic should be called "how to overanalyze things".

    gimme raws May 27, 2019 2:18 pm

    2 is liekkk so dang poetic

    Anonymous May 27, 2019 2:26 pm

    Neither. The other anon who replied on this thread is 100% right and their versions given are the correct ones. The two versions you gave are profoundly incorrect, no matter what the other people who replied to this thread said. They're wrong.

    Anonymous May 27, 2019 4:00 pm

    Suffers from to much that already says the subject is out of control of himself. Descending /down spiral. Madness is defined not by the subject but an observer. His spiral (descent) into madness was swift/slow.followed by the signs. Just meant to be an example.