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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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The teachers at Menlo High School are better trained than they are at Willow high school.

Does "they" refer to The teachers at Menlo High School ?
  

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pokh The teachers at Menlo High School are better trained than they are at Willow high school. Does "they" refer to The teachers at Menlo High School ? In my opinion, it refers to those at Willow High School.

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  • pokh The teachers at Menlo High School are better trained than they are at Willow high school.
  • Does "they" refer to The teachers at Menlo High School ?
  • In my opinion, it refers to those at Willow High School.
  • I'll grant you, it's a messy construction.
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pokhThe teachers at Menlo High School are better trained than they are at Willow high school.
Does "they" refer to The teachers at Menlo High School ?
In my opinion, it refers to those at Willow High School.

I'll grant you, it's a messy construction.

Just for fun, you might compare it to, "The teachers are better trained at Menlo than [th
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...than those at Willow...
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As an aside, you would not say, "The teachers are better trained at Menlo than those at Willow." Emotion: it wasnt me
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