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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which is the correct sentence?

May I know which is the correct sentence below?

Some priests in training find the going tough.
Some priests undergoing training find the going tough.
  

Top answer

They are both correct. The second is awkward because of the repetition in two different senses.

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  • They are both correct.
  • The second is awkward because of the repetition in two different senses.
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They are both correct. The second is awkward because of the repetition in two different senses.
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Can I write "Some priests-in-training find the going tough"?
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tamguatlayCan I write "Some priests-in-training find the going tough"?
I suppose. I wouldn't, but I'm American.
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enoon tamguatlayCan I write "Some priests-in-training find the going tough"?I suppose. I wouldn't, but I'm American.
Do the British write "priests-in-training"?
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I don't know, but they use hyphens much more than we do, and they would fit there.
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With the hyphens, it suggests to me that I am categorising them as 'being-trained-priests'. Without the hyphens it suggests to me that the 'in training' is very similar in meaning to 'during training'.
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