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teacher drica
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Hello everybody,
I �m doubtful. Is correct to say "He �s a dancer and singer"? or Should I say "He �s a dancer and a singer?"
Hope to hear from you. |
29 Oct 2010
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sosoo
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hi
I think we can say he �s adancer and a singer . |
29 Oct 2010
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yanogator
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If you say, "He �s a dancer and singer", it implies that he does them at the same time. Even then, it doesn �t sound natural, so I agree with sosoo that you should say,"He �s a dancer and a singer." |
29 Oct 2010
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el_profe55
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COULD BE HE �S A DANCER AND A SINGER,TOO |
29 Oct 2010
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epit
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Hi I couldn �t understand why dancer comes first .If there is a reason ,could you explain ?I think that depends on which qualificantion is predominant .For example ,Tina Turner is asinger and dancer .Of course ,that is not a rule just only my thought .Hugs |
29 Oct 2010
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el_profe55
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She was not asking if dancer or singer should come first!!! she was asking if she should say he �s a dancer and singer (without the article A) or he �s a dancer and a singer (with A)....
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30 Oct 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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You are certainly right, el_profe... However, why shouldn �t epit be allowed to state her personal point of view? Is she not allowed to ask a question? ---> "If there is a reason, could you explain?"
@epit
Sorry, but I �m not able to give you a satisfying explanation I �m afraid, so let �s wait for a native speaker... ;))
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30 Oct 2010
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libertybelle
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If you put the stress on AND - then it can sound impressing.
He is a dancer AND a singer. (like impressive!)
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30 Oct 2010
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el_profe55
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sorry if I sound disrespectful, it was not my intention!!! I just try to clarify to her the doubt of @teacher drica...
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30 Oct 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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@el_profe
I �m sure you didn �t mean to be rude, and I �m also sure that epit had understood teacher drica �s question very well! ;)) She just had another question, that �s all.
Have a relaxing weekend...
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30 Oct 2010
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