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Q: English language questions
2 English language questions:
1.Is it ok for someone to say that I am his/her mentor?
..I am of the view it sound's bragging...
2. example sentence: on the one hand you are late and on the other hand you are not in your uniform
is the correct phrase "on one hand" or "on the one hand"?
9 years 21 weeks ago in Teaching & Learning - China
I Havent been a teacher for years and have never been a good teacher but ill give my opinion.
1: He is my mentor =OK
I am his mentor = douche
Soo i feel your right.
2. On one hand (no the), on the other hand.
1. I would agree that saying 'I am his/her mentor' sounds condescending. This phrase should also not be needed as a simpler phrase 'I am a mentor' should be sufficient for most situations.
2. Regarding 'on the one hand ... on the other hand', this phrase would be used to describe 2 opposing situations (positive/negative).
An example might be 'On the one hand you are late, but on the other hand you have done your homework' (so I will not punish you). The example above would refer to 2 negative situations, meaning that there is no contradiction between them.
hunny797:
so what you mean to say is:
on one hand... (negative/negative or positive/positive)
on the one hand...(positive/negative)
did i understand correctly?
sorrel:
'on the one hand..........positive
on the other hand........negative'
OR
'on the one hand.........negative
on the other hand........positive'
SwedKiwi1:
Thanks for clarifying my previous point Sorrel. Wrote it a bit fast and may have gotten some of the terms mixed up.
He/she is like a mentor to me.
.......... is mentoring me.
.......... is my mentor.
I am a mentor. Wank wank, money in the bank. (Aust for douche)
One hand/other hand. What Sorrel said.
My 2cents worth...
A) no problem either way. If people think you're a douche for just acknowledging the facts, then they're a douche (or wanker - your pick)! However, just saying "I am a mentor" doesn't give sufficient information on its own, so should be better with "I am mentoring him in maths", eg. But, in this case, I'd actually verbs like 'tutoring' or 'coaching'.
B) note that it's fine to drop the 2nd 'hand'.. so, "on one hand A, but on the other, B".
1.- Grammatically, it is correct to say " I m his mentor ". It means that I am patronizing you on some matter. If it is used to mean "some sort of teaching" then it would be better to use "tutor".
2.- The correct way would be " on one hand......, and on the other hand......" Why ? Simple, "the" is a definite article, thus since the first part does not indicate which hand, you do not use "the". On the second part you refer to the other hand, and you indicate so by using "the".
Another example, if you ask for a watch you get any watch, but if yuo ask for one in special, the you need to use "the"
