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Sarunnio Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Can be learned

"The issue of how a person can be learned has been widely debated."

from the sentence above, Can I say "how a person can be learned"? Does it mean the same to "how a person can be knowledgable or skilled"?

Thanks in advance,
  

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No. 'Learned' does not work in that sentence, and 'knowledgeable/skilled' sound very odd, too. I can only suppose that you mean this: The issue of how a person can be educated has been widely debated.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 'Learned' does not work in that sentence, and 'knowledgeable/skilled' sound very odd, too.
  • I can only suppose that you mean this: The issue of how a person can be educated has been widely debated.
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No. 'Learned' does not work in that sentence, and 'knowledgeable/skilled' sound very odd, too. I can only suppose that you mean this:

The issue of how a person can be educated has been widely debated.
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Hi,

The issue of how a person can be ascertained has been widely debated.

regards,

sri
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yes, that's exactly what I mean. thanks!
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I see no meaning in that whatsoever, sri. How does one 'ascertain' a person?
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Hi Micawber,

Ascertain

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.
To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.
regards,

sri
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It makes no sense in the sentence, sri. Could you explain the sentence's meaning for you, please?
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