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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Introducing name
Can we introduce a person's name like this:
The man, John his name, walked in. (instead of 'a man named John etc.).
TY.
The man, John his name, walked in. (instead of 'a man named John etc.).
TY.
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No. You could say whose name was John.
- No.
- You could say whose name was John.
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AnonymousThe man, John his name, walked in.That sounds like it belongs in some kind of experimental literature, possibly poetry, or lyrics for a country and western song. It's not what I'd call standard English.
CJ
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