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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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when meeting/facing some failures
His son was hoped to be proud even when meeting/facing some failures.
Hi,
Do both meeting and facing fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
Hi,
Do both meeting and facing fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
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The sentence as a whole is grammatically and semantically questionable; among other things, meeting and facing may or not may not be equivalent, depending on what meeting means. His son hoped to maintain his pride even when meeting/facing failure.
- The sentence as a whole is grammatically and semantically questionable; among other things, meeting and facing may or not may not be equivalent, depending on what meeting means.
- His son hoped to maintain his pride even when meeting/facing failure.
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The sentence as a whole is grammatically and semantically questionable; among other things, meeting and facing may or not may not be equivalent, depending on what meeting means.
His son hoped to maintain his pride even when meeting/facing failure.
The sentence as a whole is grammatically and semantically questionable; among other things, meeting and facing may or not may not be equivalent, depending on what meeting means.
His son hoped to maintain his pride even when meeting/facing failure.
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Hi,
His son was hoped to be proud even when meeting/facing some failures.
Do both meeting and facing fit in the above and mean about the same to you?Yes, more or less, although I prefer the word 'encountering', or perhaps the more active 'handling'.
I have concerns about the awkward-sounding passive, 'was hoped to be'. Who hoped this? Why not be more active and direct?
His son was hoped to be proud even when meeting/facing some failures.
Do both meeting and facing fit in the above and mean about the same to you?Yes, more or less, although I prefer the word 'encountering', or perhaps the more active 'handling'.
I have concerns about the awkward-sounding passive, 'was hoped to be'. Who hoped this? Why not be more active and direct?
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