Originally posted by ckoh1965 Well, English isn't my first language, and I didn't major in English, but I don't know if 'RIDE [b]IN A HORSE' makes more sense than 'A HORSERIDE'.[/b]
Well, the phrase is:
AHORRIDESE
The world RIDE is embedded in AHORSE. Therefore, Ride in a horse! I would've said Ride ON a horse myself, but hey!
"Doctor in the House" is also a well known phrase. However, you say English isn't your first language, so major props regardless.
Originally posted by Lone Knight Well, the phrase is:
AHORRIDESE
The world RIDE is embedded in AHORSE. Therefore, Ride in a horse! I would've said Ride ON a horse myself, but hey!
"Doctor in the House" is also a well known phrase. However, you say English isn't your first language, so major props regardless.
No, don't get me wrong. The way you solve is perfectly sensible. Indeed the word RIDE is found within the words A HORSE. Therefore, the phrase: RIDE IN A HORSE in view of the question, is one way of looking at it. But as a sentence, it makes no sense. That's why I suggested that perhaps the question was wrongly set up. Who knows, maybe the question-setter might have an explanation for it.
As far as DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE, I suppose that is acceptable; I didn't complain on this answer. But on the other hand, I think INHOUSE DOCTOR is also equally acceptable.
Originally posted by ckoh1965 No, don't get me wrong. The way you solve is perfectly sensible. Indeed the word RIDE is found within the words A HORSE. Therefore, the phrase: RIDE IN A HORSE in view of the question, is one way of looking at it. But as a sentence, it makes no sense. That's why I suggested that perhaps the question was wrongly set up. Who knows, maybe the question-setter m ...[text shortened]... ain on this answer. But on the other hand, I think INHOUSE DOCTOR is also equally acceptable.
Believe me, I ain't fussed! But if A Horseride is correct, you're right, the question was set up wrong. Indeed, if Ride in a Horse is correct, the question was set up wrong too!
As for the other, Doctor in the House is a well known phrase to me, and Inhouse Doctor isn't at all. But yea, both are equally valid.
Anyway, Alethia can come here and tell us we're both wrong and give us some answer we never even thought of... 🙂
Originally posted by Lone Knight Believe me, I ain't fussed! But if A Horseride is correct, you're right, the question was set up wrong. Indeed, if Ride in a Horse is correct, the question was set up wrong too!
As for the other, Doctor in the House is a well known phrase to me, and Inhouse Doctor isn't at all. But yea, both are equally valid.
Anyway, Alethia can come here and tell us we're both wrong and give us some answer we never even thought of... 🙂
Well, Alethia, now it's up to you!... hehehehe. Interestingly, the word 'INHOUSE', is being used quite frequently in this part of the world. It simply means that that particular person, is specially employed in a particular organization. For example, we have an inhouse lawyer in (the legal department of) a property construction firm. We can also say an inhouse doctor, in a timber camp. So that word 'INHOUSE' is commonly used in this context. But actually, the correct usage should come with hyphen, e.g. in-house.
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