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Josh2005 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A grammatical question
0 I often read sentences like this, 02 br
00 "Hospitals, be they public or private, are now making money as much as they can, so there is no point making distinctions between them." 02 br
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00 My question is the "be they public or private" part. Can it be substituted by "public or private", "whether they be public or private", or "whether they are public or private" without changing the meaning of the sentence? 0-
00 "Hospitals, be they public or private, are now making money as much as they can, so there is no point making distinctions between them." 02 br
02 br
00 My question is the "be they public or private" part. Can it be substituted by "public or private", "whether they be public or private", or "whether they are public or private" without changing the meaning of the sentence? 0-
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0 Dear Josh2005, 02 br 02 br 00 You are right. They mean the same thing. 02 br 02 br 00 Kind regards, 02 br 00 Goldmund 0-
- 0 Dear Josh2005, 02 br 02 br 00 You are right.
- They mean the same thing.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Kind regards, 02 br 00 Goldmund 0-
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0 Dear Josh2005, 02 br
02 br
00 You are right. They mean the same thing. 02 br
02 br
00 Kind regards, 02 br
00 Goldmund 0-
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00 You are right. They mean the same thing. 02 br
02 br
00 Kind regards, 02 br
00 Goldmund 0-
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