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Riglos Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Strange word order.
I don't know if this sentence is correct or not or whether they have phrased it this way for the sake of emphasis:
"Speaking English as your mother tongue does not a ESL or EFL teacher make!"
In any case, does it mean the same as "Speaking English as your mother tongue does not make an ESL or EFL teacher!"?
Thanks a lot!
Mara.
"Speaking English as your mother tongue does not a ESL or EFL teacher make!"
In any case, does it mean the same as "Speaking English as your mother tongue does not make an ESL or EFL teacher!"?
Thanks a lot!
Mara.
Top answer
Hi, Yes, it's fine. It's an uncommon device for emphasis and also for style. There's a well-known saying that two swallows do not a summer make The writer of your sentence may well have been making an indirect, slightly humorous reference to that.
- Hi, Yes, it's fine.
- It's an uncommon device for emphasis and also for style.
- There's a well-known saying that two swallows do not a summer make The writer of your sentence may well have been making an indirect, slightly humorous reference to that.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes, it's fine. It's an uncommon device for emphasis and also for style.
There's a well-known saying that
two swallows do not a summer make
The writer of your sentence may well have been making an indirect, slightly humorous reference to that.
Clive
Yes, it's fine. It's an uncommon device for emphasis and also for style.
There's a well-known saying that
two swallows do not a summer make
The writer of your sentence may well have been making an indirect, slightly humorous reference to that.
Clive
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