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Gulliano Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Isn't favor a countable noun ?
Hoping to garner favor, my new boyfriend brought my parents a gift that sadly unimpressed them.
Shouldn't this be "garner a favor" or "garner (modifier) favor" ?
Shouldn't this be "garner a favor" or "garner (modifier) favor" ?
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The text is correct. It means that the boyfriend wanted the parents to look upon him favorably. He is not doing any specific favor (an act of doing something that is appreciated ) for them.
- The text is correct.
- It means that the boyfriend wanted the parents to look upon him favorably.
- He is not doing any specific favor (an act of doing something that is appreciated ) for them.
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The text is correct.
It means that the boyfriend wanted the parents to look upon him favorably.
He is not doing any specific favor (an act of doing something that is appreciated ) for them.
It means that the boyfriend wanted the parents to look upon him favorably.
He is not doing any specific favor (an act of doing something that is appreciated ) for them.
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No, garner favour is being correctly used here. As a non-count noun, the meaning of favour is that of the abstract notion of favour rather than that of performing a specific act of favour, as in do me a favour.
Think of it as meaning "To encourage my parents to look favourably on him, my new boyfriend bought them a gift ..."
BillJ
Think of it as meaning "To encourage my parents to look favourably on him, my new boyfriend bought them a gift ..."
BillJ
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