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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Does the sentence contain any errors?

Looking at my remarkably quick recovery where I was up on my feet after one week in the hospital, I wish to convey that we must have full faith in the surgeons.

Does the sentence contain any errors?

Thanks.
  

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g. someone else in hospital about to be operated on)?

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  • someone else in hospital about to be operated on)?
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When you say "we must have full faith in the surgeons" are you talking about a new case whose outcome is presently unknown (e.g. someone else in hospital about to be operated on)?
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Thanks, GPY.

The writer is referring to anyone who may undergo operation in future. He was operated on and was glad that his surgeons did a good job.
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To me, the wording "we must have full faith in the surgeons" suggests concern about a particular case or patient, rather than general confidence. However, in a full context it may be OK. I would put a comma after "recovery". I find the use of "where" slightly vague and weak, though it is not uncommon to see the word used in this kind of way. I find the sentence as a whole just very slightly clunky
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GPYJudging by my remarkably quick recovery, which saw me up on my feet after one week in hospital, we can have full faith in the surgeons.
Thanks, GPY, Is it wrong to use 'in the hospital', which was what I the writer used? Thanks.
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tamguatlayThanks, GPY, Is it wrong to use 'in the hospital', which was what I the writer used? Thanks.
In BrE both "in the hospital" and "in hospital" are possible, but "in hospital" seems slightly more likely to me in this case. I seem to recall that "in hospital" may not be so widely used in AmE.
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GPYIn BrE both "in the hospital" and "in hospital" are possible,
Just to clarify, I mean possible in the right context. In some contexts only one would work (in BrE). To summarise, "in hospital" refers to the general condition or state, and is used only in relation to people being treated. "in the hospital" refers to a specific hospital and can also be used fo

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