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Vincent Teo  +  936011 Sat, 10 Oct 09 03:05 AM
Can I say,

(a) Peter was happy to thank Peter for his help.

(b) Peter was glad to the kind man.
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Clive  +  936065 Sat, 10 Oct 09 04:13 AM

 Hi,

Can I say,

(a) Peter was happy to thank Peter for his help.

Yes. I assume there are two guys called Peter here?

(b) Peter was glad to the kind man.

No. You can't 'be glad to ' someone'. Say it some other way.

 

Clive
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