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Chris2010 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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"She is one of a select few practitioners who have extensive knowledge and ........ "

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In the above is it grammatically correct to say as " one of a select"? If not would appreciate the correct wording.
  

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chris2010 "She is one of a select few practitioners who have extensive knowledge and ........ " That doesn't seem the correct placement of the adjective 'select'. ".

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chris2010"She is one of a select few practitioners who have extensive knowledge and ........ "
That doesn't seem the correct placement of the adjective 'select'. I'd say / write "She is one of a few select practitioners who have...".
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'one of a select few' is a standard phrase in American English, as 'Hillary Clinton is one of a select few former First Ladies who ran for national political office and lost.'
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Anonymous'one of a select few' is a standard phrase in American English,
And in British English
Anonymousas 'Hillary Clinton is one of a select few former First Ladies who ran for national political office and lost.'
That seems an unnatural example to me. Normally the 'select few' have privileges that otheres don't. Losing
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