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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Failed to understand "might it not be safer to provide people, or their doctors, with safe samples"
Does "might it not be safer to provide people, or their doctors, with safe samples" mean "let us provide people or their doctors with safe samles, because such way of offer is safer"?
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But if people are going to take a DIY approach, might it not be safer to provide people, or their doctors, with safe samples?
Context:
But if people are going to take a DIY approach, might it not be safer to provide people, or their doctors, with safe samples?
Top answer
Essentially yes. The "might it not ... " "such way of offer is safer" is not quite correct English, but, yes, the writer is saying that providing people/doctors with safe samples is a safer way of doing things.
- Essentially yes.
- The "might it not ...
- " "such way of offer is safer" is not quite correct English, but, yes, the writer is saying that providing people/doctors with safe samples is a safer way of doing things.
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Essentially yes.
The "might it not ... ?" phrasing is questioning (expecting an affirmative answer), and not as definite as your "let us ..."
"such way of offer is safer" is not quite correct English, but, yes, the writer is saying that providing people/doctors with safe samples is a safer way of doing things.
The "might it not ... ?" phrasing is questioning (expecting an affirmative answer), and not as definite as your "let us ..."
"such way of offer is safer" is not quite correct English, but, yes, the writer is saying that providing people/doctors with safe samples is a safer way of doing things.
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