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Pamela81 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

To put someone at the first place??

Hi,

please can someone tell me if something like that can work?

"I want someone who puts me at the first place in his life" or

"I want to have the priority over all" ??

Thanks

Pamela
  

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I want someone who puts me at the first place in his life. You have more words than you need. I want someone who puts me first in his life.

  • I want someone who puts me at the first place in his life.
  • You have more words than you need.
  • I want someone who puts me first in his life.
  • ) CJ
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I want someone who puts me at the first place in his life.

You have more words than you need.

I want someone who puts me first in his life.

(And good luck with that project, by the way!)

CJ
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Hi,

so is it "to put someone or something first" is it really enough??

Is my sentence totally wrong?

What about the second one??

(thanks, but it seems to be impossible :-(((((((( )
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"to put someone or something first" Yes. It's enough.

Is my sentence totally wrong? Not totally, but 'at the first place' is definitely wrong. You can say 'in first place', but not 'at the first place in his life'.

Second one? Do you mean this? "I want to have the pri
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Dear CJ,

Thanks I understand, but if you say that it is possible to use this expression: "to put in first place" so, it would be: "someone who puts me in first place" ? or... "I wish to be put in first place" ??Does this second passive form work?

Second one: "priority" Can I say "Your project has the priority over the others" ? In this case, could it work?

Sorry for so m
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so, it would be: "someone who puts me in first place" ?

Yes.

I wish to be put in first place" ??Does this second passive form work?

Yes, but this way of saying it is much more formal than you need, I think. I wish to ... sounds like something that royalty might say! I would like to
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Dear CJ,

thank you.

The second possibility is for me so unnatural that I would not remember ... :-( let´s go for "this project has priority over the others".

Thank you!!!

Pamela

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