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Dirac198269 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

"Bode well for sb to do" or "bode well for sb's doing"

Dear all, I am new to this forum but found people here very helpful. I have a question regarding how to use " bode well for". Should I say:

This bodes well for him to defend his thesis

or

This bodes well for his defending his thesis

Thank you!
  

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I think I prefer this: This bodes well for his defence of his thesis.

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  • I think I prefer this: This bodes well for his defence of his thesis.
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I think I prefer this:

This bodes well for his defence of his thesis.
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Keep in mind that 'defence' is the British English spelling of that word. 'Defense' has the same meaning and is the preferred spelling in USA.
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Thank you, Mr. Wilpeter.
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