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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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reputation
I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation with many of them as "Mr. Positive."
I think 'many of them' refers to 'my reputation,' but as you can see, it's not 'reputations.' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular?
Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies here. Why not simply:
I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation as "Mr. Positive."
instead?
I think 'many of them' refers to 'my reputation,' but as you can see, it's not 'reputations.' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular?
Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies here. Why not simply:
I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation as "Mr. Positive."
instead?
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Hi Taka, I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation with many of them as "Mr. ' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular? Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies here.
- Hi Taka, I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation with many of them as "Mr.
- ' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular?
- Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies here.
- Why not simply: I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation as "Mr.
- " instead?
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Hi Taka,
I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation with many of them as "Mr. Positive."
I think 'many of them' refers to 'my reputation,' but as you can see, it's not 'reputations.' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular?
Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies
I was requiring my students to read all this bad news and at the same time jeopardizing my reputation with many of them as "Mr. Positive."
I think 'many of them' refers to 'my reputation,' but as you can see, it's not 'reputations.' Is it possible for 'them' to refer the singular?
Plus, I wonder what the 'with' really implies
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Yes, initially I thought it might be the students. But the students as 'Mr. Positive'? Isn't that teacher 'Mr. Positive'?
For your information, this is from the original text:
He said, "You know, Dr. Urban, for being such a positive guy, you sure give a negative homework assignment." Somewhat startled, I replied with, "What do you mean?" He simply stated that most of the news was bad ne
For your information, this is from the original text:
He said, "You know, Dr. Urban, for being such a positive guy, you sure give a negative homework assignment." Somewhat startled, I replied with, "What do you mean?" He simply stated that most of the news was bad ne
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Wait a minute. Is it:
my reputation with many of my students+my reputation as "Mr. Positive
?
my reputation with many of my students+my reputation as "Mr. Positive
?
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Hi,
jeopardizing my reputation with many of my students as "Mr. Positive."
The idea is this.
With many of my students, I have a reputation as 'Mr. Positive'.
The implication is that with my other students, as well as with people who are not students, I don't have this reputation.
Best wishes, Clive
jeopardizing my reputation with many of my students as "Mr. Positive."
The idea is this.
With many of my students, I have a reputation as 'Mr. Positive'.
The implication is that with my other students, as well as with people who are not students, I don't have this reputation.
Best wishes, Clive
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Clive, does the phrase 'my reputation with many of my students' itself sound natural as English?
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