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Osama91 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
He is christain/ a christian?
Hi,
Some words could be both nouns and adjective at the same time. Bearing this in mind, if I want to refer to someone's religion, would I say; he is a Christian or he is Christian/ Muslim. And, which one is correct; he is a Jew or he is Jewish.
One more thing, is my usage of "bearing this in mind" in the question correct? If not, or you have a better way to say it, what would you say?
Thank you.
Some words could be both nouns and adjective at the same time. Bearing this in mind, if I want to refer to someone's religion, would I say; he is a Christian or he is Christian/ Muslim. And, which one is correct; he is a Jew or he is Jewish.
One more thing, is my usage of "bearing this in mind" in the question correct? If not, or you have a better way to say it, what would you say?
Thank you.
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We hear both. There may be some reason that a person within a religion might prefer a particular reference. [a Jew ~ Jewish]
- We hear both.
- There may be some reason that a person within a religion might prefer a particular reference.
- [a Jew ~ Jewish]
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We hear both. There may be some reason that a person within a religion might prefer a particular reference. [a Jew ~ Jewish]
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If you wish to speak about someone's religion, you may say either "a Christian, a Muslim or Jewish." Saying he/she is a Jew indicates cultural heritage, not necessarily the person's practicing religion.
Your use of "bearing this in mind" is correct.
Your use of "bearing this in mind" is correct.
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JohnParisIf you wish to speak about someone's religion, you may say either "a Christian, a Muslim or Jewish." Saying he/she is a Jew indicates cultural heritage, not necessarily the person's practicing religion.Your use of "bearing this in mind" is correct.Thanks, John, for that clarification. I thought there might be a difference, but I wasn't sure what it
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JohnParisSaying he/she is a Jew indicates cultural heritage, not necessarily the person's practicing religion.I'm not sure I entirely agree with this -- someone who is not religious could still think of himself as "Jewish" ethnically or culturally. However, there is definitely a potential difference between calling someone "Jewish" and calling them "a Jew"
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