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Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:24:00 +0000
Subject: bad for some people
From: arthurv...@gmail.com (navi)
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 by: navi - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 03:24 UTC

1) This book might be bad for someone.
Basically: This book might be bad for some people.

2) The subtitles might be too small for someone.
Basically: The subtitles might be bad for some people.

Are '1' and '2' grammatical and do they correspond to the give meanings?

I don't feel comfortable with '1' and '2'. 'Someone' in them doesn't really seem to mean 'some people'. It seems to refer to one person only.

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 by: Hibou - Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:47 UTC

Le 22/04/2024 à 04:24, navi a écrit :
>
> 1) This book might be bad for someone.
> Basically: This book might be bad for some people.
>
> 2) The subtitles might be too small for someone.
> Basically: The subtitles might be bad for some people.
>
> Are '1' and '2' grammatical and do they correspond to the give meanings?
>
> I don't feel comfortable with '1' and '2'. 'Someone' in them doesn't
> really seem to mean 'some people'. It seems to refer to one person only.

I'm inclined to agree. 'Someone' feels specific, a shorthand, a nod
towards 'someone we know'.

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