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 CK CK April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 at 8:42:55 AM UTC link Permalink

Is "insists on his theory" proper English?

Note that every instance found by Google refers to this sentence.
https://www.google.co.jp/search...hrome&ie=UTF-8

deniko deniko April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 at 10:45:50 AM UTC link Permalink

Well, I can also see this reference:

https://www.independent.co.uk/a...n-1026132.html

"Once Newton declares that light is made up of particles while Hooke insists on his theory of waves..."

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➜ #215494ジョンソン氏は、彼の理論に固執しています。

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Mr Johnson insists on his theory.

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➜ #374088Herr Johnson besteht auf seiner Theorie.

linked by Liface, March 30, 2010
➜ #747264Hr. Johnson stendur fast á kenningu sinni.

linked by Swift, February 8, 2011
➜ #1120701Bay Johnson teorisinde ısrar ediyor.

linked by duran, September 22, 2011
➜ #1483056Johnson úr ragaszkodik az elméletéhez.

linked by zolcsi, March 12, 2012
➜ #1852206S-ro Johnson insistas pri sia teorio.

linked by GrizaLeono, September 19, 2012
➜ #2858092Di‑kʷ Johnson yecḥen f teẓri‑s.

linked by Uyezjen, November 18, 2013
➜ #4754608Мистер Джонсон настаивает на своей теории.

linked by odexed, December 9, 2015
➜ #6822427Пан Джонсон наполягає на своїй теорії.

linked by deniko, April 6, 2018
➜ #465177Monsieur Johnson insiste sur sa théorie.

linked by Aiji, October 23, 2022