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Vocabulary
Somebody else's interest
John lost his interest. (somebody else's interest)
John lost interest in English. (John's interest)
Does the former mean He's no more John's interest ?
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anonymous John lost his interest. (somebody else's interest) That is not native, and perhaps downright wrong. The phrasing is fixed: 'to lose interest in'.
- anonymous John lost his interest.
- (somebody else's interest) That is not native, and perhaps downright wrong.
- The phrasing is fixed: 'to lose interest in'.
- He lost interest in John.
- anonymous Does the former mean He's no more John's interest ?
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anonymousJohn lost his interest. (somebody else's interest)
That is not native, and perhaps downright wrong. The phrasing is fixed: 'to lose interest in'.
He lost interest in John.
anonymousDoes the former mean He's no more John's interest ?
I don't know because I don't understand your sentence.
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