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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Use of the word "legacy"

Hi

I have taken the following sentences from interviews (mainly Indians) given by celebrities. Could you please shed some light on the word legacy here?

(The legacy-question seems to be the piece de resistance of every single interview I watch these days.)

What would you like your legacy to be?
What legacy do you want to leave behind?
I have no legacy.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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What kind of light are you seeking? It means the effect on the world that a person leaves behind when he dies.

— Mister Micawber

  • What kind of light are you seeking?
  • It means the effect on the world that a person leaves behind when he dies.
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What kind of light are you seeking? It means the effect on the world that a person leaves behind when he dies.
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Thanks, MM.

So are these sentences natural?

What would you like your legacy to be?
What legacy do you want to leave behind?
I have no legacy.

Tom
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Yes, those are fine. Of course, they would refer most likely to people of some renown.
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