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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Relatively few men work as nurses.
Relatively few men work as nurses.
Relatively a few men work as nurses.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and logical in meaning to you? Thanks.
Relatively a few men work as nurses.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and logical in meaning to you? Thanks.
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Angliholic Relatively few men work as nurses. Relatively a few men work as nurses. Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
- Angliholic Relatively few men work as nurses.
- Relatively a few men work as nurses.
- Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
- Hi, Do all of the above sound right and logical in meaning to you?
- Thanks.
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AngliholicRelatively few men work as nurses.Use only the first one.
Relatively a few men work as nurses.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and logical in meaning to you? Thanks.
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Grammar GeekThanks, GG.AngliholicUse only the first one.
Relatively few men work as nurses.
Relatively a few men work as nurses.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and logical in meaning to you? Thanks.
But what's wr
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Relatively a few - not grammatical.
Relatively fewer - requires a comparison. Edit: This cmparison could come from context. If the entire paragraph up to this point was about careers where men are the majority of the people who hold those positions, then the comparison is implied. I considered this as a stand-alone sentence.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses than.
Relatively fewer - requires a comparison. Edit: This cmparison could come from context. If the entire paragraph up to this point was about careers where men are the majority of the people who hold those positions, then the comparison is implied. I considered this as a stand-alone sentence.
Relatively fewer men work as nurses than.
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Grammar GeekRelatively a few - not grammatical.
Relatively fewer - requires a comparison. Edit: This cmparison could come from context. If the entire paragraph up to this point was about careers where men are the majority of the people who hold those positions, then the comparison is implied. I considered this as a stand-alone sentence.
Rel
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AngliholicAs an aside, does the following sound right?Not really. Relatively few men work as nurses.
A few men work as nurses, relatively.
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