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Is there a chance you guys are not native english speakers? I'm Canadian and didn't find anything odd about the sentence. I think the context made it clear that
by Danieru 14y ago
Is there a chance you guys are not native english speakers? I'm Canadian and didn't find anything odd about the sentence. I think the context made it clear that he was talking about contributing.
- stcredzero 14y agoIs there a chance you guys are not native english speakers? Yes, it's commonplace for someone to "want to be engaged with brilliant people" without bringing marriage into the picture. I've seen that on cover letters a number of times.
- Cushman 14y agoIndeed. "Engaged with" doesn't ever describe a marriage proposal in any case, so it's hard to imagine a native speaker being confused. (The idiom is "engaged to".)