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It this natural? Hello dear native speakers Can I say? The physician cured the patient. Can I use "cure" with an object like "patient"? Thanks
Jun 22, 2019 11:22 AM
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I typically would hear the verb cured used with the object “disease”. Doctor or physician cured the disease and healed the patient.
June 22, 2019
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Agreed. And as an American speaker, I am also more likely to say "doctor".
June 22, 2019
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Hello. Yes, that is correct. In British English -- Physician is correct, but it is more common to use the title Doctor.
June 22, 2019
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Yes. In British English, we'd be more likely to use "doctor" than "physician", but your version is perfectly correct and understandable.
June 22, 2019
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