Can people be amended as well?

[tufguy]

we say we amend the things to make some positive changes in those things. Can people be amended as well? Like to amend a criminal and make them a good citizen.

[Rover_KE]

No. Criminals can be reformed or rehabilitated.

[tufguy]

No. Criminals can be reformed or rehabilitated.

Okay, criminals or bad guys can be reformed or rehabilitated into good people. But if we are talking about a person who is not a criminal but he is rude and doesn't know how to respect others then what do we need to say? "Can he reform or rehabilitate himself into a good person" or "can he be reformed" or "what is the way to reform this ill mannered person"?

[teechar]

No, see suggestions below.

"Can he reform or rehabilitate himself into a good person"

Will he ever learn some manners?

"can he be reformed"

Is he capable (at all) of learning some manners, or is he a lost cause?

"what is the way to reform this ill mannered person"?

What's the best way of teaching him good manners?

[tufguy]

No, see suggestions below.


Will he ever learn some manners?


Is he capable (at all) of learning some manners, or is he a lost cause?


What's the best way of teaching him good manners?

But we can say "can a terrorist be reformed to a good person."

"Can criminals be reformed or rehabilitated to good people."

"Can that murdered reform himself."

Can we say "can he reform himself" for "a criminal" or "an ill mannered person?"

[Tdol]

You can reform yourself, and there's no need to say to a good person.

[jutfrank]

Can we say "can he reform himself" for "a criminal" or "an ill mannered person?"

Not really, since reformed almost always has the meaning of 'by another person, group of people, or thing'. Also, follow it with the preposition into, not to.

[tufguy]

Not really, since reformed almost always has the meaning of 'by another person, group of people, or thing'. Also, follow it with the preposition into, not to.

He can be reformed into a good person.

He can be reformed.

He can reform himself into a good person.

[teechar]

He's hardly going to be reformed into a bad person! Also, read post #6.
Use #2 from your last post. Move on.