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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Traitor
When using the term traitor, can you say that someone "...had traded against..."?
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"? Are you perhaps thinking that the word 'traitor' means 'someone who trades'? No, that's 'trader'.
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- Are you perhaps thinking that the word 'traitor' means 'someone who trades'?
- No, that's 'trader'.
- A 'traito'r is usually someone who betrays his country.
- You wouldn't say ' The traitor traded a gainst his country'.
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Hi,
When using the term traitor, can you say that someone "...had traded against..."?
Are you perhaps thinking that the word 'traitor' means 'someone who trades'? No, that's 'trader'.
A 'traito'r is usually someone who betrays his country.
You wouldn't say 'The traitor traded against his country'.
You'd say
When using the term traitor, can you say that someone "...had traded against..."?
Are you perhaps thinking that the word 'traitor' means 'someone who trades'? No, that's 'trader'.
A 'traito'r is usually someone who betrays his country.
You wouldn't say 'The traitor traded against his country'.
You'd say
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Unfortunately, there's no verb to describe the action of being a traitor.
A trader is a person who trades.
A traitor is a person who ?????? (betrays his country).
A trader is a person who trades.
A traitor is a person who ?????? (betrays his country).
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Hi masters!
Can we say: "He is a traitor to the country/team."or "He is a traitor against the country/team."
Thanks in advance
Perspolis
Can we say: "He is a traitor to the country/team."or "He is a traitor against the country/team."
Thanks in advance
Perspolis
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