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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Usage of "the case of"

Hi,

Do these sentences sound o.k. to a native speaker?

1. All buglars fit a certain profile, which was not the case of (which did not apply to) the buglar the police caught yesterday.

2. Wealthy people tend to order expensive meals. This was not the case of the cheap meal Mr. Woods ordered yesterday (this does not apply to the meal)

Thanks !
  

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1. All burglars fit a certain profile, which was not the case with (which did not apply to) the burglar the police caught yesterday. 2.

— RayH

  • 1.
  • All burglars fit a certain profile, which was not the case with (which did not apply to) the burglar the police caught yesterday.
  • 2.
  • Wealthy people tend to order expensive meals.
  • This was not the case with the cheap meal Mr.
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1. All burglars fit a certain profile, which was not the case with (which did not apply to) the burglar the police caught yesterday.

2. Wealthy people tend to order expensive meals. This was not the case with the cheap meal Mr. Woods ordered yesterday (this does not apply to the meal)

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I just want to point out tht the second half of sentence #1 contradicts the first half!
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RayHI can't say why exactly but "the case of" in these sentences is just wrong. There are plenty of situations where "the case of" fits perfectly, but not here.

I testify to that. Only this morning I've seen it used with "of" in a sentence similar to #2 (well, in my book it is similar )


Serial killers tend to pick vulnerable vic
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Well, it seems to say that all burglars fit a certain profile, but the burglar caught yesterday doesn't.
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khoffWell, it seems to say that all burglars fit a certain profile, but the burglar caught yesterday doesn't.


Ahh, in that light, it does sound contradictory.

All in all, I wanted to say that the caught buglar is an exception to the rule stated in the first half
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