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Palinkasocsi Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is the 'he' needed?
Dear Forum Users,
I have this short passage here and I just cannot decide if the 'he' is needed or not:
A lover visits his sweetheart and, in a concealed, low voice (Giora 1991), he? would like to know whether his mistress’ husband is at home.
Could anyone plese help me with this?
Thank you very much.
Pal
I have this short passage here and I just cannot decide if the 'he' is needed or not:
A lover visits his sweetheart and, in a concealed, low voice (Giora 1991), he? would like to know whether his mistress’ husband is at home.
Could anyone plese help me with this?
Thank you very much.
Pal
Top answer
What do you mean by 'concealed'? Its oddity precludes me from focussing on your stated problem.
- What do you mean by 'concealed'?
- Its oddity precludes me from focussing on your stated problem.
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What do you mean by 'concealed'? Its oddity precludes me from focussing on your stated problem.
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Then it needs to be changed, along with some other infelicities:
A lover visits his sweetheart and in a whisper (Giora 1991) asks whether his mistress’ husband is at home.
A lover visits his sweetheart and in a whisper (Giora 1991) asks whether his mistress’ husband is at home.
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Ok, then. If bronchial whisper indicates health problems, what is the opposite:
non-bronchial whisper
non-clinical whisper?
I need to make a distinction for the paper that I am writing.
Pal
non-bronchial whisper
non-clinical whisper?
I need to make a distinction for the paper that I am writing.
Pal
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PalinkasocsiIf bronchial whisper indicates health problems,There is no mention of such in the context, so why interject it at all??
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I need to make a distinction elsewhere, not in this sentence. You know, the concealed, low ...' description is seen as an opposite to the clinical, bronchial whisper. So, if I use just 'whisper', as you suggested, I should make it clear that it is not the type of bronchial whisper.
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No one reading this would think, "Oh, he's whispering because he's ill." There is no need to make this distinction.
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How abot this joke:
“Is the doctor at home?” the patient asked in his bronchial whisper. “No,” the doctor’s young and pretty wife whispered in reply. “Come right in.”
Don't you think 'bronchial' here would indicate that the patient has a sore throat or something?
Pal
“Is the doctor at home?” the patient asked in his bronchial whisper. “No,” the doctor’s young and pretty wife whispered in reply. “Come right in.”
Don't you think 'bronchial' here would indicate that the patient has a sore throat or something?
Pal
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PalinkasocsiDon't you think 'bronchial' here would indicate that the patient has a sore throat or something?Yes, because you have set up the context. Not so in your original.
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