Word choice

He is the leader of our company. (the only leader)
He is one of our company's leaders. (one of several leaders)

No "to".

CJ

CalifJimHe is the leader of our company. (the only leader)He is one of our company's leaders. (one of several leaders)No "to".CJ

That was what I thought. Thanks a lot, CJ.

Here is the original sentence where I saw 'to' used and thus asked if it was correct.

In the presence of a role model to many, a leader 'to' Chevron, and a teacher to mysel

AnonymousIs it still wrong here, and 'of' should be used?

The whole sentence is a bit weird around the edges. The author is trying to be consistent by using "to" in three successive phrases. It doesn't work for me stylistically. Putting "of" in only one of the three places will destroy the symmetry, so correcting that alone won't improve anything. The whol

CalifJimThe whole sentence is a bit weird around the edges. The author is trying to be consistent by using "to" in three successive phrases. It doesn't work for me stylistically.

Yes, I agree.

CalifJimPutting "of" in only one of the three places will destroy the symmetry, so correcting that alone won't improve anything. The whole thing

AnonymousLastly, if you were to rewrite this sentence, What would it be? I would like to see your preferred version (which I am sure is superior), if you don’t mind please.

Why don't you give it a try yourself and then ask us for help where help is needed? Someone here will be sure to give you a hand, but you have to make an effort first. You can't expect us t

CalifJimAs it is, it seems all you've done is waste time by posting your oversimplified version of the question

Hi CJ, Sorry to bother you. I think you forgot about my post. Would you please respond to my answers/question on the previous post.

Many thanks.

AnonymousI think you forgot about my post.

No, I didn't. I just don't think it will do you any good for me to work on that sentence any more. I've already told you all I could about it.

CJ

CalifJimNo, I didn't. I just don't think it will do you any good for me to work on that sentence any more. I've already told you all I could about it.

Oh I see. And yes, I don’t think it would do me any good to provide another sentence, and you told me all you could about it. But what about the question I had. Here it is:

"I still think that even with

AnonymousI still think that even with the fact that “to” s go with an implied “someone who is known as”, “to” still does not work very well and “of” sounds better in that leader part of the sentence (as a leader .. Chevron) regardless of the other parts. Do you agree?

No. That breaks the symmetry of three "to"s. If you change one of them to "of", you force a

CalifJimo. That breaks the symmetry of three "to"s. If you change one of them to "of", you force a different reading of only the middle item of three. That makes the reader's task even more difficult.

Oh yes I agree with you as the sentence stands the same as a whole. But I meant regardless of the entire sentence, I was just referring to that specific part. To