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Jobb Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Interview
To elicit facts or statements from others, a reporter has to interview his interviewees. But I feel that the word "interview" should be used as a VIP to interview his visiters. It seems improper to say "the reporter interviews the President of the United States, rather, you have to say "the President interviews the reporter". Am I on the right track?
So I rewrite the sentence "Well, I soon dug out the photo taken of Mr Chen and myself two years before, when I visited him as a reporter, and put it in the very middle of the bookshelf" as " Well, I soon dug out the photo taken of Mr Chen and myself two years before, when I was interviewed by him as a reporter, and put it in the very middle of the bookshelf. "
Am I okay?
So I rewrite the sentence "Well, I soon dug out the photo taken of Mr Chen and myself two years before, when I visited him as a reporter, and put it in the very middle of the bookshelf" as " Well, I soon dug out the photo taken of Mr Chen and myself two years before, when I was interviewed by him as a reporter, and put it in the very middle of the bookshelf. "
Am I okay?
Top answer
No. 'Interview' is a verb meaning not just to speak to, but to question. The relative importance of the people involved has no influence on the meaning of interview.
- No.
- 'Interview' is a verb meaning not just to speak to, but to question.
- The relative importance of the people involved has no influence on the meaning of interview.
- The person asking the questions and finding out information is the interviewer, who interviews the person providing the answers and information.
- If Mr Chen were interviewing a reporter you are changing the meaning entirely and he would be asking the reporter questions!
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No. 'Interview' is a verb meaning not just to speak to, but to question. The relative importance of the people involved has no influence on the meaning of interview. The person asking the questions and finding out information is the interviewer, who interviews the person providing the answers and information.
If Mr Chen were interviewing a reporter you are changing the meaning entir
If Mr Chen were interviewing a reporter you are changing the meaning entir
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