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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
advocate (for)
Is this understanding correct?
1. Those who advocate doctor-assisted suicide.... - BrE
2. Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide.... - AmE
Thank you.
1. Those who advocate doctor-assisted suicide.... - BrE
2. Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide.... - AmE
Thank you.
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Hi again, As a Canadian, I hear it both ways. I consider the use of 'for' grammatically inappropriate. Clive
- Hi again, As a Canadian, I hear it both ways.
- I consider the use of 'for' grammatically inappropriate.
- Clive
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Hi again,
As a Canadian, I hear it both ways. I consider the use of 'for' grammatically inappropriate.
Clive
As a Canadian, I hear it both ways. I consider the use of 'for' grammatically inappropriate.
Clive
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I thought that used as a verb, as in "He advocates for the poor", would permit the use of for with advocate.
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Hi Diana,
Yes, I agree about your example. You can advocate for a person/people, such as the poor, in the sense of 'on behalf of another person'. But you advocate a cause, such as the eradication of poverty, without for.
I was talking about the original example, which dealt with advocating a cause.
Best wishes, Clive
Yes, I agree about your example. You can advocate for a person/people, such as the poor, in the sense of 'on behalf of another person'. But you advocate a cause, such as the eradication of poverty, without for.
I was talking about the original example, which dealt with advocating a cause.
Best wishes, Clive
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