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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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wife/girlfriend...advance/further

0The governer married his wife/girlfriend to advance/further his career.02br
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00Can I use either choice?02br
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0It's incorrect to say 01i 00wife02i 00, since they would already be married. 0-

  • 0It's incorrect to say 01i 00wife02i 00, since they would already be married.
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0It's incorrect to say 01i00wife02i00, since they would already be married. Use 01i00girlfriend02i00 and 01i00further02i00.0-
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0To me, yes, you can use either word.0-
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10It's incorrect to say 11i10wife12i10, since they would already be married. Use 11i10girlfriend12i10 and 11i10further12i10.12br
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10I agree. One cannot marry one's wife. One can marry one's girlf
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0Can I say, "He married his current wife"?0-
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0No, 'current' means 'present'. Hence you cannot marry your present wife. You can divorce (not marry) your wife.0-
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0I know it sounds weird but am quite sure I've heard it used like02br
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00In 1998, that senator married his current wife, the daughter of an Indian clothing empire.0-
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10I know it sounds weird but am quite sure I've heard it used like12br
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11b10In 1998, that senator married his current wife12b10, the daughter of an Indian clothing empire.12br
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10You can remarry your ex-wife. Your cannot mar
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0I did a search on Google Books and here's the search results02br
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01a05000 02a0240hrefhttp://books.google.com.my/books?q=%22married+his+current+wife%22
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10The governer married his wife12blockquote
10Can't see anything wrong with this02br
00I (got) married (to) my wife/husband x years ago. 0-
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0Hi New2grammar 02br
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00The following is what I found. 01b00There is nothing on "He married his current wife."02b02br
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00We should let our native guru/s confirm whether the above usage is, 01b00strictly speaking02b00, correct..02br
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