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Tipsee1 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"afforded crutches"
Hi, Is it okay to say "The patient was afforded crutches"?
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Hi. You can say that but only this way. He was afforded to walk on crutches.
- Hi.
- You can say that but only this way.
- He was afforded to walk on crutches.
- H e was allowed to get about on crutches/walk on crutches.
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Hi. You can say that but only this way.
He was afforded to walk on crutches.
He was allowed to get about on crutches/walk on crutches.
He was afforded to walk on crutches.
He was allowed to get about on crutches/walk on crutches.
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Hi,
Is it okay to say "The patient was afforded crutches"?
Yes. But 'afforded' is not commonly used in this way in everyday English.
"The patient was provided with crutches"
( The sentence gives no information about whether the patient ever used them. )
Clive
Is it okay to say "The patient was afforded crutches"?
Yes. But 'afforded' is not commonly used in this way in everyday English.
"The patient was provided with crutches"
( The sentence gives no information about whether the patient ever used them. )
Clive
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Yes, I thought as much. I am a medical transcriptionist and there is this US doctor who dictates this sentence in most of his reports (when he is talking about patients who have had lower extremity fractures)- "the patient was seen in the emergency room and afforded crutches." I was wondering whether it was American usage!! Of course we have to transcribe verbatim so i do not correct the sente
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