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#449010 Mon, 03 Dec 07 01:20 AM

I am not sure which is correct in the following sentence. If Manny wins, he will have as many points as he/him. I thought you had to complete the sentence with "as he does", but that sounds awful. Any help would be appreciated! Embarrassed [:$]

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Philip

#449039 Mon, 03 Dec 07 02:36 AM

Anonymous wrote:

I am not sure which is correct in the following sentence. If Manny wins, he will have as many points as he/him. I thought you had to complete the sentence with "as he does", but that sounds awful. Any help would be appreciated!

'He' is correct (although many will say 'him'). I'm sorry that "as he does" doesn't sound good to you. It sounds fine to my native ear.

Philip

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Hoa Thai

#449042 Mon, 03 Dec 07 02:49 AM

Philip wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

I am not sure which is correct in the following sentence. If Manny wins, he will have as many points as he/him. I thought you had to complete the sentence with "as he does", but that sounds awful. Any help would be appreciated!
'He' is correct (although many will say 'him'). I'm sorry that "as he does" doesn't sound good to you. It sounds fine to my native ear.

Hi Philip,

I agree with you totally! However, the sentence itself sounds rather funny to me with 2 he's (he will have as many points as he) Smile [:)]

I would prefer to replace the 2nd he with the other person's name instead.

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Hoa Thai

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Philip

#449053 Mon, 03 Dec 07 04:18 AM

Hoa Thai wrote:
Philip wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

I am not sure which is correct in the following sentence. If Manny wins, he will have as many points as he/him. I thought you had to complete the sentence with "as he does", but that sounds awful. Any help would be appreciated!
'He' is correct (although many will say 'him'). I'm sorry that "as he does" doesn't sound good to you. It sounds fine to my native ear.

Hi Philip,

I agree with you totally! However, the sentence itself sounds rather funny to me with 2 he's (he will have as many points as he) I would prefer to replace the 2nd he with the other person's name instead.

Best Regards.
Hoa Thai

You are absolutely correct. I just assumed that the second 'he' would be understood by context.

Philip

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Yoong Liat

#449257 Mon, 03 Dec 07 04:45 PM

[quote user="Philip
I agree with you totally! However, the sentence itself sounds rather funny to me with 2 he's (he will have as many points as he) Smile [:)] I would prefer to replace the 2nd he with the other person's name instead.

Best Regards.
Hoa Thai

You are absolutely correct. I just assumed that the second 'he' would be understood by context.

I agree with Philip.

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Anonymous

#449340 Mon, 03 Dec 07 11:12 PM

I agree. If replacing the second he with Manny, I might be able to relax about the sentence. It just sounds "uncomfortable". Thank you for your help!

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