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 #2 (permalink) Sat Feb 14, 2009 17:19 pm As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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Hi,
Also - it is no business of his.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Feb 14, 2009 17:20 pm As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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| And, is involved adjective here ? |
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Feb 14, 2009 21:46 pm As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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Yes, you could say that involved is an adjective here, or perhaps an ossified (grown to a fixed state) participle.
It is of no concern to him: I took it to mean here "he does not care (about it)", that is, he doesn't mind if the expense is high. |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Feb 14, 2009 22:32 pm As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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1)Because he won't pay for it or he has much money ?
2)Why not 'As regards the involved expense...' then ? |
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:12 am As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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| Volcano1985 wrote: |
| 1)Because he won't pay for it or he has much money ? |
It could be either, that depends on the context. Although it is somewhat more probable that he has a lot of money: since, if he is not the one who must pay, it is self-evident that he does not care; if so, then it would be unnecessary to mention that he does not care. But it is possible.
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| 2)Why not 'As regards the involved expense...' then ? |
This is idiom: some participles may be placed after the noun they belong with, contrary to the rule. "Involved" is (in this sense) usually placed after. I do not know of a reasonable explanation for it. |
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:23 am As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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| Can I also use as the involved expense... ? |
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:56 am As regards the expense involved, it is of no concern to him |
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| Volcano1985 wrote: |
| Can I also use as the involved expense... ? |
It would be understandable, but the idiom is quite strong here: putting it after is much more common.
In fact, why not get rid of this this word entirely: it is often used merely to fill up a sentence with formality, without any meaning's being added. Here, just "as regards the expense, it is of no concern to him" would have been fine. Unless some special context requires its being used. |
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