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river1974
Joined: 20 May 2003
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Location: Taiwan
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 Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 5:55 pm Post subject: "have" and "make" |
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Dear teachers:
(a)I'll be proud to have you read it.
(b)I'll be proud to make you read it.
Are there any differences between (a) and (b)?
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helen1
Joined: 24 Nov 2004
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Hi River -
Yes a definite difference:
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(a)I'll be proud to have you read it.
(b)I'll be proud to make you read it. |
A) suggests you are asking someone to read something (perhaps you have written) - and you feel honoured (British spelling)
Note: this is used more in the US than in the UK - in Britain we'd say I'll be very happy/proud if you would read this.
B) suggests you are forcing someone to read something (they don't want to read) |
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