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You should not have a dog if you are not engaged to look after it. vs You should not have a dog if you are not enlist to look after it.

The correct phrase is: 'you should not have a dog if you are not engaged to look after it.' The incorrect phrase uses 'enlist' instead of 'engaged,' which changes the meaning of the sentence. 'Engaged' implies being committed or involved, while 'enlist' means to enroll or join in a cause.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 614 views

You should not have a dog if you are not engaged to look after it.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to convey the idea that if someone is not committed or involved in taking care of a dog, they should not have one.
  • But finally, she said, you can have a dog if you keep your room clean for a month.
  • I was just afraid of what would happen to a dog if you owned one. Okay.
  • No sense in owning a dog if you can't control it.
  • They'll shoot me like a dog if I do.
  • I will work like a dog if I find a job.
  • I'd have done it for a dog if he was suffering.
  • It's not a dog if it can be killed by a cat.
  • If you feel lonely, you should have a dog.
  • I told to my man tol kill your dog if you don't cooperate and answer my questions.
  • I would have sent dogs if I wanted him wounded.
  • We will all be his dogs if we allowed this evolution to continue.
  • It's not a dog if it can fit inside another dog's mouth.
  • It's not a dog if it can -
  • What's the point of having a dog if it's bald?
  • I wouldn't take you to a dog fight if you was the defending champ.
  • So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
  • We're both hanging by a thread./- So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
  • I think we'd be top dog if the defense would step up.
  • I could have turned up in full evening wear with two Pekingese dogs if I'd have wanted to.
  • I will boil her bones and feed them to the dogs if that's what it takes.

You should not have a dog if you are not enlist to look after it.

This phrase is incorrect. 'Enlist' is not the appropriate word choice in this context.

The word 'enlist' means to enroll or join in a cause, which does not fit the intended meaning of being committed or involved in taking care of a dog.
  • But finally, she said, you can have a dog if you keep your room clean for a month.
  • I was just afraid of what would happen to a dog if you owned one. Okay.
  • No sense in owning a dog if you can't control it.
  • They'll shoot me like a dog if I do.
  • I will work like a dog if I find a job.
  • I'd have done it for a dog if he was suffering.
  • It's not a dog if it can be killed by a cat.
  • If you feel lonely, you should have a dog.
  • I told to my man tol kill your dog if you don't cooperate and answer my questions.
  • I would have sent dogs if I wanted him wounded.
  • We will all be his dogs if we allowed this evolution to continue.
  • It's not a dog if it can fit inside another dog's mouth.
  • It's not a dog if it can -
  • What's the point of having a dog if it's bald?
  • I wouldn't take you to a dog fight if you was the defending champ.
  • So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
  • We're both hanging by a thread./- So who gets the dog if you guys split up?
  • I think we'd be top dog if the defense would step up.
  • I could have turned up in full evening wear with two Pekingese dogs if I'd have wanted to.
  • I will boil her bones and feed them to the dogs if that's what it takes.

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