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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
his timber/ their timber
The country needs more men of his timer.
The country needs more men of their timer.
Which sentence above is better?
Please advise.
LCChang
The country needs more men of their timer.
Which sentence above is better?
Please advise.
LCChang
Top answer
They mean different things. The country needs more men of his timbre - you want them to be as good as one specific man you are thinking of the country needs more men of their timbre - you want them to be as good as several men you are thinking of
- They mean different things.
- The country needs more men of his timbre - you want them to be as good as one specific man you are thinking of the country needs more men of their timbre - you want them to be as good as several men you are thinking of
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They mean different things.
The country needs more men of his timbre - you want them to be as good as one specific man you are thinking of
the country needs more men of their timbre - you want them to be as good as several men you are thinking of
The country needs more men of his timbre - you want them to be as good as one specific man you are thinking of
the country needs more men of their timbre - you want them to be as good as several men you are thinking of
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Hi Nona,
The country needs more men of his timbre
Should it not be 'timber' (meaning, figuratively, he's good, true, straight wood all the way through)?
The country needs more men of his timbre
Should it not be 'timber' (meaning, figuratively, he's good, true, straight wood all the way through)?
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Hi again,
Actually, the more I think about this, the less certain I am. That happens, sometimes.
Waddaya think?
Actually, the more I think about this, the less certain I am. That happens, sometimes.
Waddaya think?
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It's timber.
timber: a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status <managerial timber> m-w.com
timbre is tone quality: the timbre of an oboe, of a violin, etc.
CJ
timber: a person or type of person qualified for a particular position or status <managerial timber> m-w.com
timbre is tone quality: the timbre of an oboe, of a violin, etc.
CJ
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sorry, I was thinking of voices for some reason. I agree it's timber, but not because of wood
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