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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Have someone to
Can one say:
1-You should have him to repair the car.
instead of:
2-You should have him repair the car.
Would one say:
3-Would you have her to be your wife?
and does that mean the same as:
4-Would you have him be your husband?
There are examples of "have him to be" in google books. The first one seems to mean: "consider him to be".
https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22have+him+be+your+husband%22&num=10#hl=en&safe=off&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22have+him+to+be%22&oq=%22have+him+to+be%22&gs_l=serp.3...62417.67075.4.67422.27.21.0.0.0.13.704.5728.2-7j5j2j1j1.16.0...0.0...1c.evNZk8g62Oo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf .,
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-You should have him to repair the car.
instead of:
2-You should have him repair the car.
Would one say:
3-Would you have her to be your wife?
and does that mean the same as:
4-Would you have him be your husband?
There are examples of "have him to be" in google books. The first one seems to mean: "consider him to be".
https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22have+him+be+your+husband%22&num=10#hl=en&safe=off&tbm=bks&sclient=psy-ab&q=%22have+him+to+be%22&oq=%22have+him+to+be%22&gs_l=serp.3...62417.67075.4.67422.27.21.0.0.0.13.704.5728.2-7j5j2j1j1.16.0...0.0...1c.evNZk8g62Oo&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf .,
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
- - No good. You should have him repair the car. - Said in the marriage ceremony, I think, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
- - - No good.
- You should have him repair the car.
- - Said in the marriage ceremony, I think, or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
- ' Would you have him be your husband?
- = Do you want him to be your husband?
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You should have him to repair the car.-- No good.
You should have him repair the car.-- OK
Would you have her to be your wife?- Said in the marriage ceremony, I think, or a reasonable facsimile thereof. Meaning: 'Do you take her to be your wife?'
Would you have him be your husband? = Do you want him to be your husband? (Not uttered in the marriage ceremony.)
You should have him repair the car.-- OK
Would you have her to be your wife?- Said in the marriage ceremony, I think, or a reasonable facsimile thereof. Meaning: 'Do you take her to be your wife?'
Would you have him be your husband? = Do you want him to be your husband? (Not uttered in the marriage ceremony.)
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