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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
ironing shirts
Is the sentence in blue OK?
He asked if he could help; I suggested ironing shirts would be useful.
He asked if he could help; I suggested ironing shirts would be useful.
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It seeems to be okay. Unless this is a trick question?? Why do you think it might not be okay?
- It seeems to be okay.
- Unless this is a trick question??
- Why do you think it might not be okay?
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It seeems to be okay.
Unless this is a trick question?? Why do you think it might not be okay?
Unless this is a trick question?? Why do you think it might not be okay?
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Because a few native speakers told me that it sounds as if it is the shirts, and not the person, that will do the ironing..
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AnonymousBecause a few native speakers told me that it sounds as if it is the shirts, and not the person, that will do the ironing..That is stretching the meaning a bit!
If you intended that meaning you would probably say "shirts that do ironing".
English is an analytical language and you have to go for the obvious meaning in the context. I
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Thanks.
How about:
The shirts are in need of ironing.
I need the shirts ironing.
How about:
The shirts are in need of ironing.
I need the shirts ironing.
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I'd say "I need the shirts ironed"
Yes, why not for the first one, but I think "the shirts need ironing" or "the shirts want ironing" would be more frequent.
Yes, why not for the first one, but I think "the shirts need ironing" or "the shirts want ironing" would be more frequent.
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