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KeunChulLee Posted 6 years ago
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Reputation Of/For
He had earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent.
Doesn't changing "reputation of" into "reputation for" do violence to the original sentence?
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KeunChulLee He had earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent. Doesn't changing "reputation of" into "reputation for" do violence to the original sentence? Yes.
- KeunChulLee He had earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent.
- Doesn't changing "reputation of" into "reputation for" do violence to the original sentence?
- Yes.
- 'for' does not work in the given context.
- CJ
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KeunChulLeeDoesn't changing "reputation of" into "reputation for" do violence to the original sentence?He had earned the reputation of being a formidable opponent.
Yes. 'for' does not work in the given context.
CJ
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