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Tomasd Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A Hungarian president
Hi,
Is this correct:
"This is not the way to talk to a US president".
Is 'a US president' okay? I know there is only one US president, but the implication here is 'any Hungarian president'.
Thank you,
Tomas
Is this correct:
"This is not the way to talk to a US president".
Is 'a US president' okay? I know there is only one US president, but the implication here is 'any Hungarian president'.
Thank you,
Tomas
Top answer
'US', not 'Hungarian' - sorry about the confusion.
- 'US', not 'Hungarian' - sorry about the confusion.
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tomasdIs 'a US president' okay?It's fine. "a" can mean "any", as you say.
CJ
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Yes, it's okay.
This is not the way to talk to a US president - any US president.
This is not the way to talk to the US president - that US president (e.g., the one who was US president at the time of the narrative).
This is not the way to talk to a US president - any US president.
This is not the way to talk to the US president - that US president (e.g., the one who was US president at the time of the narrative).
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