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Dear all,
I would like to know whether the following expression is grammatical. I have doubt about the word "marry off".
Mr.John married off his daughter to a rich businessman.
Thank you.
Top answer
Yes, it's correct grammar. It sounds like the marriage was a business transaction and love was not involved. Assume the man's name is John Smith.
- Yes, it's correct grammar.
- It sounds like the marriage was a business transaction and love was not involved.
- Assume the man's name is John Smith.
- We say John or Mr Smith or John Smith, but not Mr John .
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Yes, it's correct grammar.
It sounds like the marriage was a business transaction and love was not involved.
Assume the man's name is John Smith.
We say John or Mr Smith or John Smith, but not Mr John.
0"marry off" is a correct expression. It suggests that he arranged or facilitated her marriage, and has a connotation (not necessarily in a bad way) that she was now off his hands.
"Mr. John" needs a space. In BrE especially, many people now drop the full stop, so they would write "Mr John". However, "John" is normally a first name. In ordinary modern usage we do not use "Mr" with first n
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