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Tamguatlay Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is "proceed to surgery" correct?

Mr Yong was supposed to have gone for an operation yesterday, but he did not feel comfortable to proceed to surgery.

Is "proceed to surgery" correct?

Thanks.
  

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Yes. " implies that Mr Yong decided not to go for surgery because he had concerns or misgivings. I'm not sure if that's what you mean.

  • Yes.
  • " implies that Mr Yong decided not to go for surgery because he had concerns or misgivings.
  • I'm not sure if that's what you mean.
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Yes. "did not feel comfortable to ..." implies that Mr Yong decided not to go for surgery because he had concerns or misgivings. I'm not sure if that's what you mean.
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Yes, but the syntax is not quite right.
Say
eg he did not feel comfortable about proceeding to surgery.
eg he did not feel comfortable enough to proceed to surgery.

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