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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
problem with "whom"-construction [grammar check]
Hi!
I need a grammar check please.
"For we pray in the name of Your Child, our brother Jesus, Mary's boy, whom we recognize a You With Us."
This seems weird to me. Should it read
"...whom we recognize _as_ You With Us"?
Maybe:
"...Mary's boy, _in_ whom we recognize a You With Us"?
Maybe different still?
Please, I really like to know before I put it up as a poster on my wall. I'm not trying to be a missionary. I respect everybody's beliefs. It's a pure grammar question.
Source for those interested:
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/g-family.html-ssi
then "find" Grace for an Omnivore.
I need a grammar check please.
"For we pray in the name of Your Child, our brother Jesus, Mary's boy, whom we recognize a You With Us."
This seems weird to me. Should it read
"...whom we recognize _as_ You With Us"?
Maybe:
"...Mary's boy, _in_ whom we recognize a You With Us"?
Maybe different still?
Please, I really like to know before I put it up as a poster on my wall. I'm not trying to be a missionary. I respect everybody's beliefs. It's a pure grammar question.
Source for those interested:
http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/g-family.html-ssi
then "find" Grace for an Omnivore.
Top answer
It doesn't make sense to me as written. My guess is that, as you say, it should read "whom we recognize as You With Us".
- It doesn't make sense to me as written.
- My guess is that, as you say, it should read "whom we recognize as You With Us".
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It doesn't make sense to me as written. My guess is that, as you say, it should read "whom we recognize as You With Us".
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Thank you, GPY!
Is
"...Mary's boy, _in_ whom we recognize a You With Us"
also grammatically correct? (I don't know if the meaning stays the same.)
Would you say the intended meaning in the original quote was most likely the one with "as" and all that happened was a typo?
Is
"...Mary's boy, _in_ whom we recognize a You With Us"
also grammatically correct? (I don't know if the meaning stays the same.)
Would you say the intended meaning in the original quote was most likely the one with "as" and all that happened was a typo?
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AnonymousIs"...Mary's boy, _in_ whom we recognize a You With Us"also grammatically correct? (I don't know if the meaning stays the same.)Yes, it can be grammatical, but the phrasing "a You With Us" seems a little unusual to me. Not completely impossible though.
AnonymousWould you say the intended meaning in the original qu
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Thank you for your answer. I'm sorry for the delay in writing this note (I had no choice).
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