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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Was the man to lead us
1) He was the man to do the job, but he had an accident and couldn't get here.
Meaning: He was the man who was to do the job and could do it but....
2) He was the man to lead us, but he fell in love and left the world of politics altogether.
Meaning: He was the man who could lead us, but....
Are '1' and '2' correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Meaning: He was the man who was to do the job and could do it but....
2) He was the man to lead us, but he fell in love and left the world of politics altogether.
Meaning: He was the man who could lead us, but....
Are '1' and '2' correct?
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
)". I feel a "should"-ness about the expression. With that in mind, I see the sentences (and your interpretations) as "not quite right", though not impossible.
- )".
- I feel a "should"-ness about the expression.
- With that in mind, I see the sentences (and your interpretations) as "not quite right", though not impossible.
- CJ
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I take "the man to ..." as "the man most suitable (for ...)". I feel a "should"-ness about the expression.
With that in mind, I see the sentences (and your interpretations) as "not quite right", though not impossible.
CJ
With that in mind, I see the sentences (and your interpretations) as "not quite right", though not impossible.
CJ
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