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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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We need more skilled helpers

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00I think 01b01i00we need more skilled helpers02i02b00 in this forum... wait a second, what do I mean? Does that mean:02br
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01i00We need more helpers who are skilled02i00, or02br
01i00We need helpers who are more skilled 02i00?02br
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00In other words, does "more" refer to "helpers" or "skilled"? Can it refer to both, depending on the stress in the sentence?02br
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00Thanks.02br
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0 I think native speakers would accept the first as more likely.0-
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0 Yes, it varies with the stress. That's why you should modify this sentence. 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I agree.12br
10LOL, sorry, who do you agree with? With Marius? That is, my sentence has two meanings depending on where I put the main stress?12br
10Thanks.12br
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0 Oh, sorry, Marius's post wasn't there when I started posting my response. I agree that I infer "more people" not "a higher level of skill." 0-
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0I think 01b01i00we need more skilled helpers02i02b00 in this forum02br
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00We need helpers with more expertise02br
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00We need more helpers with expertise0-
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00Can it refer to both, depending on the stress in the sentence?12blockquote
10 Not to both! I think you meant "Can it refer to either (one) depending on ...?"02br
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00 You might include both thus: 01i00We need more more skilled helpers,02i00but prudence would dictate a complete rephrasing.
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10I think 11b11i10we need more skilled helpers12i12b10 in this forum... wait a second, what do I mean? Does that mean:12br
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11i10We need more helpers who are skilled12i10, or12br
11i10We need help
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0 Thank you very much guys.02br
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