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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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Buy a bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice 10kg

Can I say,

(a) If you spend $30, you can buy a bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice 10 kg.

(b) If you spend $30, you are entitled to buy a 10 kg bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.
  

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Hi, Can I say, (a) If you spend $30, you can buy a bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice 10 kg. If you spend $30, you can buy a 10kg. bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.

  • Hi, Can I say, (a) If you spend $30, you can buy a bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice 10 kg.
  • If you spend $30, you can buy a 10kg.
  • bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.
  • (b) If you spend $30, you are entitled to buy a 10 kg bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.
  • No, you can't use 'entitled to' in this way.
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Hi,

Can I say,




(a) If you spend $30, you can buy a bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice 10 kg.

If you spend $30, you can buy a 10kg. bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.

(b) If you spend $30, you are entitled to buy a 10 kg bag of Lung Fung Siam Super Rice.

No, you can't use 'entitled to' in this way.



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Thanks, but why dont't we say,

"are entitled to.."?
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Hi,

You say 'I'd like a bag of rice, please'.

You give your money to the person in the store.

This means you have bought the rice.

On the other hand, if you are 'entitled to buy a bag of rice', it just means 'you have the right to buy it'. Maybe you actually go ahead and buy it, maybe you don't.

Stores allow anyone to buy rice. That mean

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