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Simsn95 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
to prefer to do sth
Hi there,
can you use the verb 'to prefer' in the sense of "treated better"? Can you e.g. say "These laws preferred he whites in many ways."
Cheers
Simsn95
can you use the verb 'to prefer' in the sense of "treated better"? Can you e.g. say "These laws preferred he whites in many ways."
Cheers
Simsn95
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Hello Sims Not really; you would have to say "these laws gave preferential treatment to whites in many ways". MrP
- Hello Sims Not really; you would have to say "these laws gave preferential treatment to whites in many ways".
- MrP
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Hello Sims
Not really; you would have to say "these laws gave preferential treatment to whites in many ways".
MrP
Not really; you would have to say "these laws gave preferential treatment to whites in many ways".
MrP
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