Followed by A-B-C

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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If this is the sequence:
A-B-C

which is followed by what?
‘B is followed by C’ or ‘C is followed by B’

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

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‘B is followed by C’ is correct.

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Hi,

‘C is followed by B’ is correct.

Vinay

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No.

‘C follows B’, so ‘B is followed by C’.

6

No.

While writting,

A
B followed by A
C followed by B
D followed by C…

Vinay

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Hi Vinay,

Shyone is right. Trust her. It should be B is followed by C/ B followed by C.

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:slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile: Oh,Oh. Trouble in camp!

9

Oh my God !, please somebody explain me…!

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And then, and after that
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/followed_by

First comes ‘A’, and then, after that comes ‘B’.

‘B’ follows ‘A’, therefore (since ‘B’ comes after ‘A’), ‘A’ is followed by ‘B’.

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Consider the following sequence

A B C

Here, B is followed by C or C follows B

B is followed by C = C follows B

You might have seen the following line on the wedding invitation cards.

Lunch follows

Here, lunch follows the wedding which is same as saying the wedding is followed by lunch.

PS: Please explain me is wrong. You should say Please explain it to me.

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Shyone and Daemon,

Thanks you very much for your explanations, now I got it.

Why “explain me” is wrong?

Vinay

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Verbs like explain, suggest, recommend etc should not be used that way.

[i]Please explain me this concept. - Incorrect
Please explain this concept to me. - Correct

Please suggest me a good car. - Incorrect
Please suggest a good car. - Correct

Recommend me a good doctor. - Incorrect
Recommend a good doctor. - Correct[/i]

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All the people here in Miami say “explain me”, even if they are “native” “English” speakers.Seems like it is in such common usage, maybe it will become “officially” accepted.

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‘Explain me’ is a common native language influence error amongst Hispanic English speakers, of which Miami is full of.

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Is ‘recommend me’ really wrong?

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No, it is quite correct in certain contexts.

[i]you would perhaps recommend me to some people you know

you’d feel free to recommend me to some of your friends and colleagues

I asked Bishop Thomas to recommend me for ordination to the priesthood[/i]
corpus.byu.edu/bnc/x.asp