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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Someone's name or people's names
I have the special skill of being able to spell someone's name in reverse.
I have the special skill of being able to spell people's names in reverse.
The second sounds more correct, but is the first one alright, logically or grammatically?
Top answer
Yes. But for both, the natural word is backwards , not in reverse. Clive
- Yes.
- But for both, the natural word is backwards , not in reverse.
- Clive
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Yes.
But for both, the natural word is backwards, not in reverse.
Clive
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onelookto spell someone's name
It seems to me that "anyone's name" would work better if you want the same meaning as "people's names".
If you tell me you can spell someone's name in reverse, I'm inclined to ask, "Whose name is that?"
CJ
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