C cubezero3 Member Joined May 6, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Aug 26, 2010 #1 He persuaded his best friend to go with him last week. Click to expand... Without further context, do we know whether this bloke's best friend decided to go with him or not? Thanks
He persuaded his best friend to go with him last week. Click to expand... Without further context, do we know whether this bloke's best friend decided to go with him or not? Thanks
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Aug 26, 2010 #2 Not a teacher. Yes, we do know he went. It says he "persuaded" him. That means he did convince him to go. If he had been unsuccessful, it would have said "He tried to persuade him." Or: "He was unable to persuade him."
Not a teacher. Yes, we do know he went. It says he "persuaded" him. That means he did convince him to go. If he had been unsuccessful, it would have said "He tried to persuade him." Or: "He was unable to persuade him."
C cubezero3 Member Thread starter Joined May 6, 2009 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Aug 26, 2010 #3 Thank you very much.
W wq.denis Junior Member Joined Aug 23, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Turkish Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 27, 2010 #4 cubezero3 said: Without further context, do we know whether this bloke's best friend decided to go with him or not? Thanks Click to expand... What does "bloke's" mean? I never heard it before.
cubezero3 said: Without further context, do we know whether this bloke's best friend decided to go with him or not? Thanks Click to expand... What does "bloke's" mean? I never heard it before.
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 27, 2010 #5 'Bloke' is in every dictionary. It's an informal word for man, so bloke's means man's. Rover
W wq.denis Junior Member Joined Aug 23, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Turkish Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Aug 28, 2010 #6 Rover_KE said: 'Bloke' is in every dictionary. It's an informal word for man, so bloke's means man's. Rover Click to expand... Not in mines
Rover_KE said: 'Bloke' is in every dictionary. It's an informal word for man, so bloke's means man's. Rover Click to expand... Not in mines
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Aug 28, 2010 #7 wq.denis said: Not in mine. Click to expand... Fair enough. Try this site: OneLook Dictionary Search You get free use of dozens of dictionaries. Bloke is listed in 29 of them. Rover
wq.denis said: Not in mine. Click to expand... Fair enough. Try this site: OneLook Dictionary Search You get free use of dozens of dictionaries. Bloke is listed in 29 of them. Rover
