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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Tell dad to bring your chair in here.
Tell dad to bring your chair in here.
Source: Longman Dictionary
Hi,
I have asked this question in three different forums but native English speakers give me different answers. Some of them say that it should be "Dad" and some say that it should be "dad". I'm confused now.
fivejedjon says it's it's not right: "Ask the editors of the Longman Dictionary why they allow such errors to survive proofreading."
One Canadian says that Longman is right and 'dad' is not an error: "No, "dad" is not a name!"
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic144000.html
One British English says that Longman is wrong: "I would have capitalised Dad in the Longman sentence, sb, on the grounds that it's being used as a name. But individuals feel differently about this (and I wouldn't capitalise baby or doctor in veli's sentences)."
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tell-dad-to-bring-your-chair-in-here.3224700/
Some native English speakers say that they don't have any opinions about this. LOL. I don't know why.
One other native English speaker said that Longman is wrong. It should be "Dad":.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=dictionary&nav=messages&msg=41377.2&prettyurl=%2Fdictionary%2Fmessages%2F%3Fmsg%3D41377.2&gid=2093152302
You see? Why have I received different answers? Now what should I do? Which native English speaker is right?
I will be grateful if you give me some guidance on this confusion.
Now which is correct in the Longman sentence? "Dad" or "dad"?
Thank you.
Source: Longman Dictionary
Hi,
I have asked this question in three different forums but native English speakers give me different answers. Some of them say that it should be "Dad" and some say that it should be "dad". I'm confused now.
fivejedjon says it's it's not right: "Ask the editors of the Longman Dictionary why they allow such errors to survive proofreading."
One Canadian says that Longman is right and 'dad' is not an error: "No, "dad" is not a name!"
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic144000.html
One British English says that Longman is wrong: "I would have capitalised Dad in the Longman sentence, sb, on the grounds that it's being used as a name. But individuals feel differently about this (and I wouldn't capitalise baby or doctor in veli's sentences)."
http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tell-dad-to-bring-your-chair-in-here.3224700/
Some native English speakers say that they don't have any opinions about this. LOL. I don't know why.
One other native English speaker said that Longman is wrong. It should be "Dad":.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=dictionary&nav=messages&msg=41377.2&prettyurl=%2Fdictionary%2Fmessages%2F%3Fmsg%3D41377.2&gid=2093152302
You see? Why have I received different answers? Now what should I do? Which native English speaker is right?
I will be grateful if you give me some guidance on this confusion.
Now which is correct in the Longman sentence? "Dad" or "dad"?
Thank you.
Top answer
You have been told in various threads that people have different opinions about this. As we have no language academy to lay down the law about English, you'll just have to learn to live with that. Starting another thread and receiving more opinions isn't going to change that.
- You have been told in various threads that people have different opinions about this.
- As we have no language academy to lay down the law about English, you'll just have to learn to live with that.
- Starting another thread and receiving more opinions isn't going to change that.
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You have been told in various threads that people have different opinions about this. As we have no language academy to lay down the law about English, you'll just have to learn to live with that. Starting another thread and receiving more opinions isn't going to change that.
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