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Jackson6612 Posted 15 years ago
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Ex-smoker Obama: Quitting is hard, he should know
Hi
I was reading this news http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20111123-312222.html. I'm confused about the phrase "he should know" in the article title. What is "he" in the phrase referring to? Is it Obama which it is referring to? But it can't be Obama, in my opinion, because Obama himself confesses that smoking is hard to quit. He says, "Fact is, quitting smoking is hard. Believe me, I know," he said in the video for the Great American Smokeout aimed at helping some of the country's 46 million smokers to stop".
Please help me with it. Thank you.
I was reading this news http://health.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20111123-312222.html. I'm confused about the phrase "he should know" in the article title. What is "he" in the phrase referring to? Is it Obama which it is referring to? But it can't be Obama, in my opinion, because Obama himself confesses that smoking is hard to quit. He says, "Fact is, quitting smoking is hard. Believe me, I know," he said in the video for the Great American Smokeout aimed at helping some of the country's 46 million smokers to stop".
Please help me with it. Thank you.
Top answer
'He' is Obama. There is no other singular male noun referent.
- 'He' is Obama.
- There is no other singular male noun referent.
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'He' is Obama. There is no other singular male noun referent.
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Mister Micawber'He' is Obama. There is no other singular male noun referent.Thank you, Mr Micawber
Then, it doesn't make sense to me. Obama is self-confessing that smoking is a habit that die hard, then why should Obama know that the quitting is hard? It would be applicable only if Obama was of the position that quitting smoking just takes little ef
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Obama found it hard to quit smoking, that's all, and the headline speaks of him. I see no other interpretation.
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So, this means the headline doesn't make much sense? Please let me know, if possible.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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Jackson6612I'm confused about the phrase "he should know" in the article title. What is "he" in the phrase referring to? Is it Obama which it is referring to? But it can't be Obama, in my opinion, because Obama himself confesses that smoking is hard to quit.he is Obama. I think that you may be having difficulty understanding the function of 'should' i
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Thank you, Mr Micawber, for the reply.
CJ: Yes, that was exactly what was troubling me. Now I understand it. Thanks a lot.
Best regards
Jackson
CJ: Yes, that was exactly what was troubling me. Now I understand it. Thanks a lot.
Best regards
Jackson
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