Anatbs  +  456890 Tue, 25 Dec 07 09:29 AM Hi everyone, I am studying certain dative verbs in English and I wanted to ask you if there's a difference between two examples I found: 1. Hand a knife to Jim 2. Hand Jim a knife appose to 1. Hand a ball to Jim 2. Hand Jim a ball Is it only me or does "knife" sounds better than "ball"? Can you think of other nouns that go with "hand"? I'd appreciate your help. Thanks. Anatbs Joined on Tue, Dec 25 2007 New Member 27 It is better to try everthing in life and find them empty, than to try nothing and leave your life a blank (Charlotte Bronte) Nouns, Verbs, Difference Between

	Mister Micawber  +  456945 Tue, 25 Dec 07 02:13 PM They all sound the same to me, knife or ball and either form.  Hand (Jim) a ballot/spade/shoehorn/shotgun/pencil/pillow (to Jim)-- anything manageable works. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,754 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'

	MrPedantic  +  686222 Fri, 13 Mar 09 11:57 AM Toys seem to collocate oddly with "to hand", where the intent is not jocular. Hand me a cigarette, hand me a screwdriver, hand me a spatula, yes; but hand me a plastic duck, hand me a Barbie, hand me a tiddleywink sound a little burlesque. Perhaps the object "handed" tends to have a more practical function. MrP MrPedantic Joined on Tue, Oct 12 2004 Veteran Member 12,592 ...opella forensis / adducit febris...