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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
John-like people
Please, is it correct to use the suffix '-like' with proper names.
For example, ' John-like people are rare.'
Thank you.
For example, ' John-like people are rare.'
Thank you.
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There are no firm rules about such matters, but it is much, much more common to say 'people like John' . Clive
- There are no firm rules about such matters, but it is much, much more common to say 'people like John' .
- Clive
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There are no firm rules about such matters, but it is much, much more common to say 'people like John'.
Clive
Clive
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Hi
You could live in a house where a person is called John. Everyone really likes him but you might doubt whether it'd be good if everyone was John-like
The phrase is unusual but, yes, it works
Dave
You could live in a house where a person is called John. Everyone really likes him but you might doubt whether it'd be good if everyone was John-like
The phrase is unusual but, yes, it works
Dave
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