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an accountant to deal with...

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Which are correct:
1) They have an accountant to deal with their tax issues, and another one to deal with all their other accounting work.
2) The accountant to deal with their tax issues is absent today.
3) The accountant for dealing with their tax issues is absent today.

4) He has a computer to do work with and another one to watch movies on.
5) His computer to watch movies on is broken.
6) His computer for watching movies is broken.

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Re: an accountant to deal with...

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All acceptable/idiomatic except 2 & 3.
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