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Catty1401 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

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Hi,

Which is correct?

She is in bad condition.

She is in a bad condition.
  

Top answer

The first is fine if 'she' is a boat or car. The second is fine if 'she' is a person.

— Fivejedjon

  • The first is fine if 'she' is a boat or car.
  • The second is fine if 'she' is a person.
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The first is fine if 'she' is a boat or car.

The second is fine if 'she' is a person.
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fivejedjonThe first is fine if 'she' is a boat or car.The second is fine if 'she' is a person.
I apologize to ask such a question, but can we refer to a boat or a car using the pronoun she, please?
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Yes.I would not have answered as I did if we couldn't.
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There's this old nautical expression "steady as she goes" in which "she" stands for "the ship".
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fivejedjonThe second is fine if 'she' is a person.
Thus, Laura is in a bad condition.

It sounds wrong to my American ears.
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