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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Personification not understood by me

A recent opinion poll found that a startling 69% of the French population worry that "things were getting worse."

I'd like to know whether an opinion poll can find a fact.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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It's a very common way of speaking, and is easily understood by a native speaker. " ] Clive

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It's a very common way of speaking, and is easily understood by a native speaker.

[ In the quotation, I would expect "things are getting worse." ]

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, for your answer.
Strange to say, it feels like to me "things are getting worse is natural" but "an opinion poll can find a fact" isn't.

I think it'is because the verbal phrase "getting worse" needs not the volition of the subject but the verb "find" needs.
What do you think of this?
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Strange to say, it feels like to me "things are getting worse is natural" but "an opinion poll can find a fact" isn't.

I think it'is because the verbal phrase "getting worse" needs not the volition of the subject but the verb "find" needs.
What do you think of this?

We say things like this very commonly.
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Thank your, Clive, for your continuing support. Emotion: smile
The sentence "My grammar book says" feels to me like natural too but "An opinio
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