High standards.

[tufguy]

Do we say " We have high standards on something for someone else"? Like "I have high standards on excercise for my gym friends".


Please tell me the correct usage.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps:

I have high standards for who I will exercise with.

 

[tufguy]

Perhaps:

I have high standards for who I will exercise with.

"Mike has high standards for his students for studies". Should we be saying "For something" at the end for the thing want to refer to?

 

[GoesStation]

"Mike has high standards for his students for studies". Should we be saying "For something" at the end for the thing want to refer to?

No.

 

[tufguy]

No.

So, what is the correct way of saying this?

 

[Rover_KE]

Where have you seen or heard this structure? I don't recall encountering it before.

 

[teechar]

Try something like:
I set myself high standards when it comes to choosing who I study/exercise with.
or
I have high standards as to who I train/study/work out with.

 

[tufguy]

Where have you seen or heard this structure? I don't recall encountering it before.

A video named "Are indians really good at maths".

 

[tufguy]

Try something like:
I set myself high standards when it comes to choosing who I study/exercise with.
or
I have high standards as to who I train/study/work out with.

Okay, so how would you say this "Indians have high standards when it comes to mathematics for general public?" I know I shoud not use "For" here but what should I replace it with?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

We usually don't talk about having high standards for someone or something. We simply say we have high standards.

You can say that Mike's students have to meet his high standards. Or that he has high standards that he expects his students to meet.

 

[Rover_KE]

A video named "Are Indians really good at maths?"

I don't see the relevance to your question.

 

[tufguy]

I don't see the relevance to your question.

Did you watch it?

 

[tufguy]

We usually don't talk about having high standards for someone or something. We simply say we have high standards.

You can say that Mike's students have to meet his high standards. Or that he has high standards that he expects his students to meet.

Indians have high standards when it comes to math that they expect general public to meet. Is it correct?

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

Indians hold people to high standards regarding mathematics.

:-?

 

[Tdol]

I think Tarheel's version is better- there's no need to mention the general public. If the target of the high standards were a specific group, you could say that, but if it's general, there's no need to say it.

 

[Tarheel]

Try:

Indians hold people to high standards regarding mathematics.

:-?

I don't really understand the original, so I don't really understand the rewrite even tho it's my sentence. You might say, "Why is that, Ron?" Well, first of all, what Indians are you talking about?" (It's a big country.) Also, what is meant by "high standards"?

Math is math. The result of 2+2 should always be the same. The result of 5×5 should always be the same. The result of 10×10 should always be the same. What other kind of standard is there?