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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
contested vs contested in
He contested the elections against her.
Is this sentence correct?
Is this sentence correct?
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Hi, Sounds awkward.. More common is He contested the elections with her or They contested the elections. You are talking about more than one election.
- Hi, Sounds awkward..
- More common is He contested the elections with her or They contested the elections.
- You are talking about more than one election.
- I assume that's your intention Clive
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Hi,
Sounds awkward..
More common is
He contested the elections with her
or
They contested the elections.
You are talking about more than one election. I assume that's your intention
Clive
Sounds awkward..
More common is
He contested the elections with her
or
They contested the elections.
You are talking about more than one election. I assume that's your intention
Clive
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What do you mean by "contested the elections"? I'm not sure it means what you think it means.
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khoffWhat do you mean by "contested the elections"? I'm not sure it means what you think it means.The problem is this: I want to say person one and two competed in the elections against each other. How do I say this?
I want to use the word "contested."
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when you say, "He contested the elections with her." It sounds like they were both on the same side. Who was their opponent? The word "with" confuses me. shouldn't it be "against".
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Hi,
when you say, "He contested the elections with her." It sounds like they were both on the same side. Who was their opponent? The word "with" confuses me. shouldn't it be "against".
If you say He contested the elections with her, the context will normally make the meaning clear.
My preference is
when you say, "He contested the elections with her." It sounds like they were both on the same side. Who was their opponent? The word "with" confuses me. shouldn't it be "against".
If you say He contested the elections with her, the context will normally make the meaning clear.
My preference is
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Maybe this is a difference between British and American English? To me, "to contest an election" means to challenge the results, not simply to be a candidate.
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Hi,
The basic reason I don't like 'contest against' is that 'against' implies a competition, a struggle, one against another.
I know that is how elections really are, today, but the purer idea of an election is that two good, public-spirited people simply put themselves for
The basic reason I don't like 'contest against' is that 'against' implies a competition, a struggle, one against another.
I know that is how elections really are, today, but the purer idea of an election is that two good, public-spirited people simply put themselves for
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