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  • Grammar help please :)
  • Karinofnine
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    Is it

    The woman who does house painting
    or
    The woman that does house painting

    Thanks in advance

    stavromuller
    Free Member

    In our house it’s always the woman that does the house painting but the woman across the road is known as the woman who does the house painting. Hope that’s cleared things up for you?

    Ed2001
    Free Member

    Who for a person
    That for an object

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    The woman who does our house painting is our woman that does

    /flasheart

    deadlydarcy
    Free Member

    Who for person.
    Which for object.
    That for both.

    Jamie
    Free Member

    The women whom done housey paint.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    I’d suggest that it’s “…the house painting,” and the bloke should pull his weight.

    Karinofnine
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    thanks – it’s not actually about house painting, it’s to do with a business idea I have…

    I’m trying to decide if it should be The Woman Who Does Dog Walking – grammatically correct (but sounds a bit like I’m going to walk from John O’Groats to Lands End or something) – or The Woman That Does Dog Walking, or That Woman Who Does Dog Walking which are less formal (and hopefully more memorable). Perhaps it should be That Woman What Does Dog Walking (only joking).

    stavromuller
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    Make sure it’s the woman whose Tetanus jabs are up to date.

    Karinofnine
    Full Member

    Good point – I haven’t had one in years. I think the last time was when I was 12 and stood on a nail sticking out of the roof of my friend’s guinea pig hutch (which was upside down on the grass at the time).

    njee20
    Free Member

    The Woman who walks dogs?

    The dog walking woman?

    IMO yours sound a little clumsy.

    Just ‘the dog walker’?

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    How about ‘The Woman Who Walks Dogs’? 😀

    Sounds much better & your business cards/advertising might cost a bit less.

    Edit, beaten to it!

    dribbling
    Free Member

    Neither exist IME.

    Karinofnine
    Full Member

    The Dog Walker is taken I’m afraid, but thank you for your input.

    stavromuller
    Free Member

    How about “Lady and the Tramp”? Don’t know how it would sit with the people at Disney though.

    Ed2001
    Free Member

    Who for person.
    Which for object.
    That for both.

    No which is for a non essential clause and that is for an essential clause.

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    If she can’t get them to sit, perhaps she’s in the wrong job?

    DezB
    Free Member

    That Woman Who Likes Picking Up Poo? 🙂

    Karinofnine
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    The Woman Who Walks Dogs – I’m really glad you said that because I thought of it then wondered if it sounds a bit like Dances with Wolves? or suggest that I walk around with dogs, all the while ringing little bells and splashing incense around?

    But as you’ve mentioned it, perhaps it does sound ok.

    Explain “essential clause” and “non-essential clause” please – I’m interested (really, I’m not being sarcastic).

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    ‘The Bitch Queen of Angmar’?

    Obviously limiting your client base by 50%, but it sounds good. 🙂
    Might not work if you don’t live in Angmar.

    ‘Canine Constitutionals’?
    ‘Doggy Detours’?
    ‘Pooch Parade’?
    ‘Pup’s Perambulations’?

    ourmaninthenorth
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    Surely it’s “That woman what walks them dogs”?

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Woman What Walks Woofers.

    You’d need to register http://www.wwww.com

    stavromuller
    Free Member

    Essential clause are what dogs scatch with and non essential clause are called dew clause

    Sandwich
    Full Member

    If you want to talk with a successful “Mad Dog Woman”™ e-mail and I’ll put you in touch with my sister. You like walking in all weathers, trench foot? You’ll have the fittest greyhounds ever too.

    Karinofnine
    Full Member

    Yes please Sandwich, I’ll email you. Yes, I walk in all weathers. My dogs are not particularly fit just now, Dot has injured her foot so we are all on short walks. I am, as we speak, trying to make a waterproof dog boot which stays on – something most commercial boots seem unable to do. I’m using a cut up inner tube, very Blue Peter!

    stavromuller
    Free Member

    Forget walking dogs and register the design for the boot. This time next year you’ll be a millionaire

    mightymule
    Free Member

    The correct version is “her wot does them ‘ouses up” 😀

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