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Old 07-Apr-2008, 07:30
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Originally Posted by optimistic pessimist View Post
Hi, everyone!

As for the following sentences, which one would be better to mean " The patient had a difficult operation yesterday"?

A: The patient went thorugh [through] a difficult operation yesterday.
B: The patient underwent a difficult operation yesterday.

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optimistic pessimist
B sounds more fluid. However, one would be perfectly well understood if using the other option.
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