Why do we...

Hi,

Why can't we say "high reputation or highly influenced" ? You can say these things.

Why can we say "highly recommended" Because it is normal English.

Is there no differrence in the meaning or rule?

Hi,

You didn't ask about differences.



They are certainly not interchangable.



Perhaps you should wirte a few sentences using these phrases, so that we can check them for you.



Clive

Thank you Clive.

The doctor had a high reputation.

The company has a high reputation.

The doctor highly influenced the projects outcome.

The project was highly influenced by the doctors high reputation.

Hi,

The doctor had a high reputation.

The company has a high reputation.

The doctor highly influenced the project's outcome.

The project was highly influenced by the doctor's high reputation. Not good style to repeat 'high'. Find another word.



Clive

Hello Clive, as I understood to say "high reputation" is incorrect, is it not?
also it is incorrect to say highly influenced or again high reputation.

So why is it incorrect?

Hi,



I told you we can say these things. Why do you think we can't?



Clive

According to the Cambridge English, is states e.g.

"heavily influenced" is OK but "highly influenced" is not OK.

or

Someone can have a "considerable reputation" or a "well deserved reputation" but not a "high reputation".

That is why I'm asking the question, "why can one not say "highly influenced" or high reputation" etc. as per my vatious examples.

Hi,

What's the actual name of the book, please? Are you sure that you understood it correctly?



These things still seem fine to me.



If you ioogle these pharses, you'll find lots of what one might call reputable examples.



Clive

Cambridge University Press

English Collocations in use
Advanced
Felicity O'Dell
Michael McCarthy
ISBN 978-0-521-70780-0

Unit 29
Page 62

I hope that this helps.