Citizens foreign nations
Is the following sentence correctly written?
Sentiment on the ground is that the government should be prioritizing aide for its citizens foreign nations.
If so, would you please explain its meaning?
Thank you.
Top answer
Sentiment on the ground is that the government should be prioritizing aide for its citizens foreign nations. No. "On the ground" is inscrutable jargon.
- Sentiment on the ground is that the government should be prioritizing aide for its citizens foreign nations.
- No.
- "On the ground" is inscrutable jargon.
- It's "aid", not "aide".
- To prioritize does not mean that in plain English.
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teal limeIs the following sentence correctly written?Sentiment on the ground is that the government should be prioritizing aide for its citizens foreign nations.
No. "On the ground" is inscrutable jargon. It's "aid", not "aide". To prioritize does not mean that in plain English. "Citizens foreign nations" seems to be missing a word or something.
0teal limeIs the following sentence correctly written?
No. Perhaps the writer was trying to say this:
There is a lot of support for giving aid to foreign nations.
0There is a lot of public feeling that the government should be prioritizing aid for its citizens in foreign countries.
(eg A citizen of country A travels to country B, and is then thrown into prison)
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