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leslie
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 Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:37 pm Post subject: word order |
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Hi,
Which is correct? If all are correct, do they mean the same?
a. He's a Chinese native speaker.
b. He's a native Chinese speaker.
c. He's a native speaker of Chinese.
Thanks very much.
Leslie |
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pavilion
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: Re: word order |
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| leslie wrote: |
Hi,
Which is correct? If all are correct, do they mean the same?
a. He's a Chinese native speaker.
b. He's a native Chinese speaker.
c. He's a native speaker of Chinese.
Thanks very much.
Leslie |
Either (b) or (c) work, and mean the same thing.
(a) is slightly different in its meaning. It means that he is Chinese and a native speaker, but it doesn't specify the language. |
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