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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Please break down the word "agent"
Hi
I have a couple of questions in the underlined part.
1) Is it common to use Agent with a personal name, like Doctor Phil or maybe Detective Conan?
2) Do you really describe a speech therapist working for a school as a agent?
It was the first battle of my war against the letter s, and I was determined to dig my foxhole before the sun went down. According to Agent Samson, a "state certified speech therapist, " my s was sibilate, meaning that I lisped. This was not news to me.
Since it is from a humorous essay, I don't know if there usages are normal or the author's taste.
Thank you,
M
I have a couple of questions in the underlined part.
1) Is it common to use Agent with a personal name, like Doctor Phil or maybe Detective Conan?
2) Do you really describe a speech therapist working for a school as a agent?
It was the first battle of my war against the letter s, and I was determined to dig my foxhole before the sun went down. According to Agent Samson, a "state certified speech therapist, " my s was sibilate, meaning that I lisped. This was not news to me.
Since it is from a humorous essay, I don't know if there usages are normal or the author's taste.
Thank you,
M
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1) Is it common to use Agent with a personal name, like Doctor Phil or maybe Detective Conan? -- Yes, in suspense novels, etc. -- In the passage, I don't think 'agent' refers to the character's official occupation, but to his function as some sort of a spy or conspirator?
- 1) Is it common to use Agent with a personal name, like Doctor Phil or maybe Detective Conan?
- -- Yes, in suspense novels, etc.
- -- In the passage, I don't think 'agent' refers to the character's official occupation, but to his function as some sort of a spy or conspirator?
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1) Is it common to use Agent with a personal name, like Doctor Phil or maybe Detective Conan? -- Yes, in suspense novels, etc.
2) Do you really describe a speech therapist working for a school as a agent?-- In the passage, I don't think 'agent' refers to the character's official occupation, but to his function as some sort of a spy or conspirator?
2) Do you really describe a speech therapist working for a school as a agent?-- In the passage, I don't think 'agent' refers to the character's official occupation, but to his function as some sort of a spy or conspirator?
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Thank you for the reply.
Regarding my question, no2, I took your answer as NO because the character is literaly just a speech therapist.
The story begins like this:
ANYONE WHO WATCHES EVEN THE SLIGHTEST amount of TV is familiar with the scene: An agent knocks on the door of some seemingly ordinary home or office. The door opens, and the person holding the **** is as
Regarding my question, no2, I took your answer as NO because the character is literaly just a speech therapist.
The story begins like this:
ANYONE WHO WATCHES EVEN THE SLIGHTEST amount of TV is familiar with the scene: An agent knocks on the door of some seemingly ordinary home or office. The door opens, and the person holding the **** is as
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My answer is 'No, speech therapists are not agents', but in your excerpt, the child considers the therapist as an agent because he has the same fear of the therapist as the TV character has of the real agent knocking on his door. It is the author's humour, but it is a perfectly reasonable use of the word.
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