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Lucas21c Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Prejudice/bigotry/bias
Could you tell me which word is natural in the following sentence? Thank you.
It is baseless, but easily established [prejudice/bigotry/bias] that the weaker are always in the right.
It is baseless, but easily established [prejudice/bigotry/bias] that the weaker are always in the right.
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Hi That's interesting. Prejudice, bigotry and bias are usually aimed at the weak, rather than in their support. Every bone of my body disagrees, but you should put an indefinite article in, take out the comparative and say: - It is a baseless but easily established doctrine that the weak are always in the right Dave
- Hi That's interesting.
- Prejudice, bigotry and bias are usually aimed at the weak, rather than in their support.
- Every bone of my body disagrees, but you should put an indefinite article in, take out the comparative and say: - It is a baseless but easily established doctrine that the weak are always in the right Dave
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Hi
That's interesting. Prejudice, bigotry and bias are usually aimed at the weak, rather than in their support. Every bone of my body disagrees, but you should put an indefinite article in, take out the comparative and say:
- It is a baseless but easily established doctrine that the weak are always in the right
Dave
That's interesting. Prejudice, bigotry and bias are usually aimed at the weak, rather than in their support. Every bone of my body disagrees, but you should put an indefinite article in, take out the comparative and say:
- It is a baseless but easily established doctrine that the weak are always in the right
Dave
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Thank you for your help, Dave. By the way, could you tell me what you mean by 'in their support'? Is it another expression for 'the stronger' or 'the rich' who are in their(=the week people's) support?
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Hi
I suppose that I am using the phrase 'in their support' in a fairly basic way ...
- Will you give $10 to the workers strike fund?
- I gladly gave the money in their support
[= I was happy to support their aims]
What is interesting about the original sentence is that it suggests that I might give the money because I am prejudiced in favour of the weak and
I suppose that I am using the phrase 'in their support' in a fairly basic way ...
- Will you give $10 to the workers strike fund?
- I gladly gave the money in their support
[= I was happy to support their aims]
What is interesting about the original sentence is that it suggests that I might give the money because I am prejudiced in favour of the weak and
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