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Naldo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Can I say "Did anyone ask you to answer favorable to them?"

Does it make sense?
Is it better to say "Did anyone ask you to answer favorable for him or her?"
Which one is correct?
  

Top answer

I think these are OK. Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring him or her? Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring them?

  • I think these are OK.
  • Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring him or her?
  • Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring them?
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I think these are OK.
Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring him or her?
Did anyone ask you to give an answer favoring them?


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The original sentence is not correct, but I see two possible interpretations of what it was intended to mean. One is per vsuresh, i.e. that the answer favoured them; the other is that "for them" is part of the pattern "ask you to ... for them", meaning "for their benefit", and that the answer was favourable not to them but to some other thing mentioned in the context. I think we need more informat
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Thank you for your answer.
So you are suggesting what you have wrote will make more appropriate sentences, right?
Does "favoring someone" means to answer favoringly to that person?
I am confused at the word "favoring" because I havent used them before.
Can you tell me how favorable, favoring, favoringly make difference? Perhaps some example sentences you come up with?
Thank yo
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Thank you.
The situation is in a cross examination, a witness is questioned by an attorney.
So the attorney would like to know if the witness is reliable or influnced by someone.
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Perhaps this:

"Has anyone asked you to answer in a particular way?"
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Thanks.
Can I also say,

"Has anyone asked you to answer favoringly to him or her?"

Here, 'him or her' refers to 'anyone' in the sentence. (That's what I intend to express.)
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naldoThanks.Can I also say,"Has anyone asked you to answer favoringly to him or her?" Here, 'him or her' refers to 'anyone' in the sentence. (That's what I intend to express.)
Regardless of the ending, "Has anyone asked you to answer favoringly ... " does not sound right.

Although "anyone" is strictly singular, "them" in cases like this is widely acce
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Thanks a lot.
Then can I say,
"Has anyone asked you to answer favoring them?"
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naldoThanks a lot.Then can I say, "Has anyone asked you to answer favoring them?"
This doesn't sound great to me. If you want to use a "favour" word then you could say "Has anyone asked you to answer in a way that is favourable to them?"
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Thank you, GPY. Your answer really helped me a lot.

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