et vs -que

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Pianophile
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et vs -que

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Aemilia cum Marco, Quinto Iuliaque.

Can you do the same with adjectives?

eg Puer probus peritus aptusque
My life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)
τοῦτ' ἑν ψυχῇ λόγοι ὁσπερ κάλλος ἑν σώματι.

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Re: et vs -que

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It's possible, although more likely that an et would be used to connect the first pair.
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Barry, multas gratias ago tibi.
My life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)
τοῦτ' ἑν ψυχῇ λόγοι ὁσπερ κάλλος ἑν σώματι.

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