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#361924 Tue, 08 May 07 09:36 AM

Hi there,

Is it correct to say?

1. Private hospitals are suggested to charge poor people half the price for medical treatments.

2. Poor people should pay half the price for medical treatments.

many thanks

peter

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Philip

#362087 Tue, 08 May 07 04:23 PM

Anonymous wrote:

Hi there,

Is it correct to say?

1. Private hospitals are ~~suggested~~ ^[encouraged]to charge poor people half the price for medical treatments. OR It is suggested that hospitals charge.........

2. Poor people should pay half the price for medical treatments. o.k.

many thanks

peter

I hope this helps.

Philip

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Yoong Liat

#362448 Wed, 09 May 07 11:00 AM

Poor people should pay half the price for medical treatments. o.k.
Shouldn't it be 'charges' rather than 'price'?

Yoong Liat

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Philip

#362565 Wed, 09 May 07 04:49 PM

Yoong Liat wrote:
Poor people should pay half the price for medical treatments. o.k.
Shouldn't it be 'charges' rather than 'price'?

I associate 'charge' with services, 'price' with products. But, once 'charge' was used in the original sentence, nothing but 'price' was left. I'm only hoping that this makes sense

Philip

Yoong Liat

#362579 Wed, 09 May 07 05:26 PM

I am referring to this sentence: "Poor people should pay half the price for medical treatments."
Shouldn't it be "Poor people should pay half the charges for medical treatments"?
I think it should be "charges for medical treatments", NOT "price for medical treatments."

Yoong Liat