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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are plain of" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is not a standard expression and may confuse readers.
Example: "The walls are plain of any decoration, making the room feel empty."
Alternatives: "are devoid of" or "are lacking in".
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If you are quite ugly I will guarantee that when we meet we have the time of our lives; if you are plain, of a moderate plainness, I will promise you not to be too damnably polite or stiff; but if you are beautiful Heaven help me; I shall shut up like a sea anemone".
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And if you have no insurance, you are plain out of luck.
The house has an L-shaped plan, and the exterior is plain, of red brick, with Bath stone dressings and green slates from Cumberland.
The physical effects of obesity are plain to see.
you're going to be plain out of luck if you get stuck.
Others are plain documents of everyday American life that also reveal the photographers' process.
The purely logical fallacies are plain violations of syllogistic rules like undistributed middle and illicit process.
Change for animals subjected to intensive confinement is coming, and the victories this week are plain evidence of that.
Morgan and Anissa responses are plain, distanced, matter-of-fact and seematter-of-fact andorse.
The suffering and humiliation of Palestinians is plain to see.
Many of these are plain silly.
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