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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

A he

He (and it probably will be a he) has no idea that his days are numbered (The Guardian.)

Does the noun phrase "a he" mean an unknown, yet, "he" in the above?
  

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Anonymous Does the noun phrase "a he" mean an unknown, yet, "he" in the above? Yes. It could as easily have read 'a man' as 'a he'.

  • Anonymous Does the noun phrase "a he" mean an unknown, yet, "he" in the above?
  • Yes.
  • It could as easily have read 'a man' as 'a he'.
  • CJ
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AnonymousDoes the noun phrase "a he" mean an unknown, yet, "he" in the above?
Yes. It could as easily have read 'a man' as 'a he'.

CJ
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CalifJimYes. It could as easily have read 'a man' as 'a he'.
Thank you for the reply.

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