Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Grammar
is the statement, "He himself is an engineer" correct? This is asked as if to say in the following context. "He calls himself ignorant when he himself is an engineer" or is it more correct to say "He calls himself ignorant when is an engineer himself"...
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I'm not sure it is the best way to say what you are trying to here. First of all, as a stand alone statement, not in the context of other statements, "He, himself, is an engineer," would never be correct. , He is highly critical of the field of engineering despite the fact that he, himself, is an engineer.
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I'm not sure it is the best way to say what you are trying to here. First of all, as a stand alone statement, not in the context of other statements, "He, himself, is an engineer," would never be correct.
There are instances where, "he, himself, is an engineer would be appropriate, e.g.,
He is highly critical of the field of engineering despite the fact that he, himself, is an
There are instances where, "he, himself, is an engineer would be appropriate, e.g.,
He is highly critical of the field of engineering despite the fact that he, himself, is an
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