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Discussion Groups / English Usage / October 2009Being treated/treated
Hello: If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill- tempered and grumbles all the time. A. being treated B. treated Both OK? -- Thanks. Marius Hancu >Hello: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Both OK? B is fine. I'm uneasy with A. I'd use "If he is not being treated with the respect..."  SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) Peter wrote on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:14:31 +0000: >> Hello: >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> Both OK? > B is fine. > I'm uneasy with A. > I'd use "If he is not being treated with the respect..." I don't know why "if he is not given the respect..." wouldn't be just as good but "treated with" seems to have been around for a long time. SignatureJames Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not >>Hello: >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >I'd use "If he is not being treated with the respect..." B is OK, but I'd reword the sentence to eliminate the touchy-feely stuff: If not treated with respect, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE >> Hello: >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I'm uneasy with A. I agree, but "being treated" would be more acceptable after "When" rather than "If". > I'd use "If he is not being treated with the respect..." Yes, that is better than either A or B. Signatureathel On Oct 31, 8:14 am, "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net> wrote: > >If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill- > >tempered and grumbles all the time. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I'd use "If he is not being treated with the respect..." Agree on both counts. Thank you all. Marius Hancu |
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