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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
please help me with these sentences.
A. He is not even a doctor here.
B. She is also a doctor.
C. He is the manager of the restaurant in the name only, I do everything.
d. I have wanted to become a wrestler ever since I saw his match. Vs. I have wanted to become a wrestler since I saw his match. What's the difference?
Are these sentences correct?
B. She is also a doctor.
C. He is the manager of the restaurant in the name only, I do everything.
d. I have wanted to become a wrestler ever since I saw his match. Vs. I have wanted to become a wrestler since I saw his match. What's the difference?
Are these sentences correct?
Top answer
Hello Tenjing. I'll do my best for you: A. He is not even a doctor here.
- Hello Tenjing.
- I'll do my best for you: A.
- He is not even a doctor here.
- This sentence is correct but may not mean what you want it to mean .
- Being a doctor isn't something which is obviously subject to geographical variation.
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Hello Tenjing. I'll do my best for you:
A. He is not even a doctor here. This sentence is correct but may not mean what you want it to mean. Being a doctor isn't something which is obviously subject to geographical variation. I'd take it to mean that his qualifications as a doctor earned elsewhere didn't count here, so
A. He is not even a doctor here. This sentence is correct but may not mean what you want it to mean. Being a doctor isn't something which is obviously subject to geographical variation. I'd take it to mean that his qualifications as a doctor earned elsewhere didn't count here, so
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tenjing in the name only'The' is wrong there in AmE: 'in name only' is the set phrase.
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Mister Micawber tenjing in the name only'
The' is wrong there in AmE: 'in name only' is the set phrase.It's wrong in British English too. I should have read it more carefully.
Mr Micawber's answer is valid for British English as well - it should be 'in name only'.
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