How do we say to X that X is not interested in one option?
Is it hard to have “different between” rather than “different to” for the sentences that say it both?
I have several choices at the moment and X
is more indifferent between doing Y and doing Z.
The structure of the sentence I’m looking at is: “J is indifferent between doing Y and doing Z” Now of course the fact that X is indifferent could allow me to write something like: “X is indifferent as to the future course of action” but I want to include the two options (not least since there may be more options to which X is not indifferent, but more options which can be explored by
Is the question, “Indifferent between,” actually ungrammatical?
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How can I write a beautiful, elegant sentence?
Seems to pass this sentence with a language that should reflect the compensation that an insurer requires for bearing this uncertainty and reflects
the point at which the insurance company is indifferent between fulfilling an insurance contract with a range of possible outcomes and meeting a liability with fixed cash flows.
What is your experience like?
In the longer example in the question, “indifferent between” seems a better phrase than “indifferent to” but, as shown in other answers, more felicitous words exist. The risk adjustment should reflect the compensation that an insurer requires for
bearing this uncertainty and reflects the point at which the insurance company may, indifferently, fulfill an insurance contract with a range of possible outcomes or fulfill a liability with fixed cash flows.
What makes you fall in love with some of the people?
In the longer example in the question, “indifferent between” seems a better phrase than “indifferent to” but, as shown in other answers, more felicitous words exist. The risk adjustment should reflect the compensation that an insurer requires for
bearing this uncertainty and reflects the point at which the insurance company may, indifferently, fulfill an insurance contract with a range of possible outcomes or fulfill a liability with fixed cash flows.
What makes you fall in love with some of the people?
I would suggest:
X is indifferent towards options Y and Z. As
regards options Y and Z, X has no preference/ is indifferent.
What should I do as a layperson?
When you search “indivisible between”, a regular Google search get about 350,000 hits. The same goes for “English”, although there have been also a few exceptions (eg; the meaning of the search is not correct).
How many examples of this usage are there in a dictionaries?
As such, I wouldn’t classify it as ‘truly ungrammatical’, but rather perhaps as ‘best avoided in contexts where you wish to steer clear of potentially controversial grammar’.
In your particular phrase, I would suggest:
X is indifferent to whether (we do/he does/etc.) Y or Z
Or, even more plainly spoken:
X does not care whether (we do/he does/etc.) Y or Z
Edit to reflect edited question.
What is the meaning of these 10 word sentences?
