Which is correct? "I would suspect that someone with your level of education, PhD. and all, would have been able to predict each and every answer that you have received so far, especially when you post in a pro-gun-ownership NG."
Should I have used "thus far?" Please, feel free to blast every aspect of the quote and this post if you wish. Chris
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[/nq] Of what? e. D.
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[/nq] Of what?
e.
D.
and PhD are both used, but PhD.
isn't.
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[nq:1]Which is correct? "I would suspect that someone with your level of education, PhD. and all, would have been able ... have used "thus far?" Please, feel free to blast every aspect of the quote and this post if you wish.[/nq] I would use "expect", rather than "suspect", but, as with "and all", much usage depends on the tone one is hoping to set, or is responding to. Other than the "Ph.
[nq:2]Which is correct? "I would suspect that someone with your ... aspect of the quote and this post if you wish.[/nq] [nq:1]I would use "expect", rather than "suspect", but, as with "and all", much usage depends on the tone one is hoping to set, or is responding to. Other than the "Ph.D." and hyphenation matter suggested by AC-B, I see no problems with your submission.[/nq] Choice of "ex
[nq:1]"I would suspect that someone with your level of education, PhD. and all, would have been able to predict each and every answer that you have received so far, especially when you post in a pro-gun-ownership NG." Should I have used "thus far?"[/nq] You could, but there is no necessity. In that adverbial construction, where the meaning is "as X as" (where X is some other adverb, such as "f
[nq:2]I would use "expect", rather than "suspect", but, as with ... suggested by AC-B, I see no problems with your submission.[/nq] [nq:1]Choice of "expect" or "suspect" is also affected by the side of the pond, I believe.[/nq] I use both "expect" and "suspect" in a similar construction; which I choose relates to how sure I am that the statement that follow is, in fact, the case in reality
[nq:1]Something like this seems more felicitous: "I would have thought that someone with your education a doctorate would have been able to predict each of answers you have received, especially as you posted in a pro-gun-ownership NG."[/nq] "... each of the answers ..." Bill Reverse parts of the user name and ISP name for my e-address