A book reads: What is a person called who knows several languages?
Shouldn't it read this way: What is a person who knows several languages called?
2006-07-06 04:33:34 · 29 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Either is fine. I prefer yours.
2006-07-06 05:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. absolutely not.
What IS a person CALLED who knows several languages? is just as easily understood if not moreso than the former example you gave.
When you put "called" at the end of your sentence, it just hangs there at the end.--sounding almost child-like.
The placement of the word, the subject, "what is a person called"--it is more condensed, the object is at the end of the sentence which is much more appropriate.
2006-07-06 11:39:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latter is correct. However, most people just don't care about proper grammar anymore and you'll hear the former quite often.
BTW, the answer to the question is: polyglot.
2006-07-06 11:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by Otis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-06 11:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both of them are acceptable.The former is American English.The latter is British English.Widely corrupted.I like your attention to detail.And isin't the answer Multilingual?
2006-07-06 11:38:14 · answer #5 · answered by eminem197796 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can put a relative clause between subject and verb. But you have to set commas.
2006-07-06 12:52:22 · answer #6 · answered by cleverbrot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are correct
2006-07-06 11:37:33 · answer #7 · answered by Licia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the first one would be correct.
2006-07-06 11:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
correct literature on the written but the way you thinkit should be is the way you speak and is also correct
2006-07-06 11:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by Sexy 1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is gramatically correct but its meaning is unclear...
Yours is a properly constructed sentence... ^_^
Very good!!!
2006-07-06 11:35:36 · answer #10 · answered by Black_Rabbit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, good eye fur gramor!
just kiddin both are right
2006-07-06 11:35:45 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋