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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Smoking people=people who smoke?
I heard that "people who smoke are allowed here" cannot be the same as "smoking people /people smoking are not allowed here" in meaning and the latter is somewhat awkward and vague to native English speakers. Is this true? Thank you so much in advance.
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Well, none of them is natural: simply 'NO SMOKING' or at most 'No smoking allowed' is what we use. However, these all evidently mean the same, though the last two are not possible: people who smoke are not allowed here (X) smoking people are not allowed here (X) people smoking are not allowed here
- Well, none of them is natural: simply 'NO SMOKING' or at most 'No smoking allowed' is what we use.
- However, these all evidently mean the same, though the last two are not possible: people who smoke are not allowed here (X) smoking people are not allowed here (X) people smoking are not allowed here
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Well, none of them is natural: simply 'NO SMOKING' or at most 'No smoking allowed' is what we use. However, these all evidently mean the same, though the last two are not possible:
people who smoke are not allowed here
(X) smoking people are not allowed here
(X) people smoking are not allowed here
people who smoke are not allowed here
(X) smoking people are not allowed here
(X) people smoking are not allowed here
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Thank you, and I have thought that "nouns + who" phrases can be nouns +verbing or verbing + nouns but it is not always true, right? I am so relieved now. Thank you so much.
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