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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

A man of their _______

What word would you put in the blank.

The mayor fattens his pockets at the expense of his people and he has the ___ of calling himself a man of his _____. (what does a man of his _____ (people) mean?)

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Hi, The mayor fattens his pockets at the expense of his people and he has the ___ of calling himself a man of his ____ . The repetition and phrasing makes me think that the above was not written by a native speaker. So, I'll rephrase it a bit.

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Hi,

The mayor fattens his pockets at the expense of his people and he has the ___ of calling himself a man of his ____.

The repetition and phrasing makes me think that the above was not written by a native speaker. So, I'll rephrase it a bit.

The mayor fattens his pockets at the expense of the citizens and he has the nerve _ to call himself