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Deborahjeong Posted 8 years ago
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As or to
He was promoted [as/to] a symbol of the youth and future of the country.
If a job title is followed by "was promoted", then the preposition "to" should be there, I guess. But as far as a symbol is concerned, I am not sure which one should go in there, as or to. Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.
If a job title is followed by "was promoted", then the preposition "to" should be there, I guess. But as far as a symbol is concerned, I am not sure which one should go in there, as or to. Could you help me clarify it? Thanks.
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It should be "as". In what sense are you using "youth"? Do you mean that he was a symbol of the youth of the country in the sense that the country had not existed for long?
- It should be "as".
- In what sense are you using "youth"?
- Do you mean that he was a symbol of the youth of the country in the sense that the country had not existed for long?
- Or do you mean "the youth" as in the young people living in the country?
- Alternatively, might you be intending to say that he was a symbol of "youth", in the abstract sense of "youngness"?
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It should be "as".
In what sense are you using "youth"? Do you mean that he was a symbol of the youth of the country in the sense that the country had not existed for long? Or do you mean "the youth" as in the young people living in the country? Alternatively, might you be intending to say that he was a symbol of "youth", in the abstract sense of "youngness"?
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