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Kanou Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Phrasal verb

Is this sentence written correctly?

- This maid will stand you in good stead, she is efficient and hard working.
  

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'Stand you in good stead' is old-fashioned, and it sounds a bit rude to me when used of a person. Also, you need a semicolon or colon, not a comma.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Stand you in good stead' is old-fashioned, and it sounds a bit rude to me when used of a person.
  • Also, you need a semicolon or colon, not a comma.
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'Stand you in good stead' is old-fashioned, and it sounds a bit rude to me when used of a person. Also, you need a semicolon or colon, not a comma.
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Mister Micawber'Stand you in good stead' is old-fashioned, and it sounds a bit rude to me when used of a person. Also, you need a semicolon or colon, not a comma.
Ok... I'm trying to figure out how to use it since I've seen it in an article some time ago.
So using it with people is kind of rude.. How about " I'm giving you this watch which belonged to my f
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KanouThis maid will stand you in good stead
I don't see a phrasal verb here, though 'to stand someone in good stead' is an idiom. It means 'to be something you can rely on over the course of time'. Here are some examples found on the internet:

This quaint indisposition to self-pity stood James in good stead in later years.
This writer'
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CalifJimThis quaint indisposition to self-pity stood James in good stead in later years.This writer's first full-length play stands her in good stead for a bright future.As far as your previous experience goes, I think it will stand you in good stead.This year a bed of baby white turnips in our greenhouse has stood us in good stead.His gutsy attitude will stand him in goo
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