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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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‘In his honor’ or ‘in honor of him’?
In his honor or in honor of him?
At the cemetery, she gave a funeral talk (in his honor, in honor of him), holding back her tears.
Another thing: Is the use of the terms funeral talk in the sentence appropriate? (Here in my country, ‘funeral talk’ is usually given at the chapel or church, not at the graveyard.)
At the cemetery, she gave a funeral talk (in his honor, in honor of him), holding back her tears.
Another thing: Is the use of the terms funeral talk in the sentence appropriate? (Here in my country, ‘funeral talk’ is usually given at the chapel or church, not at the graveyard.)
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Funeral talk: I think that a eulogy can be given anywhere. in his honor, in honor of him : honoring him [ However, this might seem redundant to some, as a eulogy is in honor of someone. ]
- Funeral talk: I think that a eulogy can be given anywhere.
- in his honor, in honor of him : honoring him [ However, this might seem redundant to some, as a eulogy is in honor of someone.
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Funeral talk: I think that a eulogy can be given anywhere.
in his honor, in honor of him: honoring him [ However, this might seem redundant to some, as a eulogy is in honor of someone. So, you could say that she delivered his eulogy.]
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PhilipSo, you could say that she delivered his eulogy.You mean, Philip, I can rewrite the sentence as follows?
She delivered his eulogy. (Not She delivered a eulogy in his honor.)
Should the pronoun his really be used instead of her? I shouldn't say She delivered her eulogy or She delivered her eulogy in
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Should I really use the preposition his, instead of her, in the sentence She delivered his eulogy?
Is it also right for me to say She delivered a eulogy for him?
Is it also right for me to say She delivered a eulogy for him?
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RommelShould I really use the preposition his, instead of her, in the sentence She delivered his eulogy?Is it also right for me to say She delivered a eulogy for him?I would use 'his/her eulogy". If you say what is highlighted above, it sounds like she is delivering the eulogy that someone else might have
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Philipit sounds like she is delivering the eulogy that someone else might have given.She authored the eulogy herself, Philip. Then, would it be clearer if I say, She delivered her eulogy for him?
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No, it's "his" eulogy because it's about him.
Only if there were two different people who each wrote one would you refer to the person who delivered it with the pronoun,.
His eulogy was really touching, but her eulogy made us remember all the fun times we had together.
Only if there were two different people who each wrote one would you refer to the person who delivered it with the pronoun,.
His eulogy was really touching, but her eulogy made us remember all the fun times we had together.
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BarbaraPANo, it's "his" eulogy because it's about him.OK, BarbaraPA. Now, I see. You know, here in my country, I notice that many non-native speakers of English say, She delivered her eulogy for him when they mean that the female speaker who authored the eulogy herself dedicated it to a man who had died.
Now, it's clear to me. So the correct e
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