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À qui s'adresse ce guide ?

English translation: Who is this guide intended for?

15:50 Feb 22, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: À qui s'adresse ce guide ?
To whom is this guide meant for ??

JAM
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 17:31
English translation:Who is this guide intended for?
Explanation:
Covers both meanings of "s'adresse".
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cheungmo
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9Who is this guide aimed at?
Mary Worby
5Who should read this [how-to] guide ?
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5Who is the audience for this guide?
Wyley Powell
4For who is this guide ?
Olivier Roland
4Who is this guide intended for?
cheungmo
4Whom is this guide intended for?
Steven Geller


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Who is this guide aimed at?


Explanation:
Who is this guide for?

What is the target group for this guide?

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JH Trads
1 min
agree  Sandra Schlatter
2 mins
agree  DPolice
11 mins
agree  Erika Pavelka (X)
12 mins
agree  Alexandra Hague: especially "who is this guide for?"
18 mins
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
28 mins
agree  Gillian Hargreaves (X): OK, strictly speaking, "whom" would be more grammatically correct, but "who" is almost certainly better for this register.
40 mins
agree  USER0034 (X): with "Who is this guide for" if you wish to use the "whom" form, then "whom" needs to FOLLOW the preposition: ex: To whom/at whom...or For whom is this guide (personally i find it sounds kind of stuffy)
50 mins
agree  Martine Gabriel
1 hr
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Who should read this [how-to] guide ?


Explanation:
First, guide in English should probably have an adjectival antecedent. How-to, or some other word because guide tout court sounds touristy.
Second, if this question is for a web page, the formula is usually "Who should read x"?

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 135
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Who is the audience for this guide?


Explanation:
In technical writing, one commonly refers to the "audience" of a document.

Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 17:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
For who is this guide ?


Explanation:
or who should read this guide?

Olivier Roland
France
Local time: 23:31
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Who is this guide intended for?


Explanation:
Covers both meanings of "s'adresse".

cheungmo
Grading comment
Fits right in. Thank you all.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Whom is this guide intended for?


Explanation:
WHO is this guide intended for is a grammatical error!

Steven Geller
Local time: 23:31
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lucy-Jane Michel: I don't think you'll find it is - but to use 'whom' you would have to say 'For whom is this guide intended?' which sounds terribly formal...
1895 days
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