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| Rotter He was frisked at the airport. The above is from a dictionary. So it is correct. However, the frisk is a transitive one. For me the words 'at the airport' don't behave as an object. Why is this? Nov 15 2011 21:27:45 | |
 | Rotter Thanks CJ
Being a native speaker, you could easily perceive the reason. Not for me!
Sometimes back, someone in this forum told me the following is incorrect as the verb injury is transitive.
I injured while training at the gym.
I injured my
...Nov 17 2011 16:47:10 | |
| CalifJim I think the first sentence is still... No, I'm afraid nothing can make the first sentence right. 
CJ ...Nov 17 2011 17:16:16 | |
| Rotter Thanks CJ
Let us assume somebody hit me while running on the treadmill. I fell down and hurt my back or hips.
In this context I think first sentence is correct.
What do you think?
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| Rotter Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed that Burma can chair the regional bloc in 2014, amid some signs of reform in the country. The move came at a summit of the 10-member group in Indonesia. Indonesian Foreign ... Nov 17 2011 16:58:09 | |
 | AlpheccaStars He said member states believed that... Why is it necessary to write past perfect here?
Because it is refering to past action before the decision, which is also in the past. The past perfect is used to mean a time in the past relative to another time in the past. ...Nov 17 2011 18:10:07 | |
| Rotter Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given birth to a baby girl, husband actor Abhishek Bachchan has tweeted. Father-in-law Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan also tweeted: "I am Dada (grandfather) to the cutest baby girl". ................... ... Nov 17 2011 16:51:33 | |
| AmicusCuriosa When did something's being infelicitous stop it from being used? Facebook is already used extensively as a transitive verb: I facebooked you. Meaning, I added you to my Facebook friends' network.
All right. Do you suppose tweet was used rather than twitter ...Nov 19 2011 08:47:23 | |
 | Mister Micawber Do you suppose tweet was used rather than twitter because it's imitative of the sound a small bird makes?-- No, it is because twittering (in birds) is a long series of single tweets. Nov 19 2011 08:49:23 | |
| AmicusCuriosa Until this exchange, I had associated twitter with the second definition at dictionary.com: to talk lightly and rapidly, especially of trivial matters; chatter.
One look at twitter.com and its logo confirms the bird association, the first d.com ...Nov 19 2011 09:06:58 | |
| Rotter I have a paunch. He has a paunch. Is it fine to say the above when (some) people have big bellies? A man told me this today. He said he lived in the US. Probably it is correct in the US. I suggested either gym training or running in the woods to ... Nov 01 2011 21:26:39 | |
| Rover_KE It's correct in the UK, too.
RoverNov 01 2011 22:42:44 | |
 | Clive Hi,
Note that, in terms of politeness, you have to be cautious about commenting on people's physical defects.
CliveNov 01 2011 23:09:31 | |
| Rotter The firm said most of its flight schedules had now returned to normal. The country's industrial regulator, Fair Work Australia, stepped in to end the dispute, ordering both sides back to work on Monday after emergency talks. Ms Gillard has said she ... Nov 01 2011 21:19:30 | |
 | Dave Phillips I believe you are correct. Having said that though, I have only checked my advanced learner's dictionary rather than a full one. I would have thought of it to be a verb as well as a noun until I checked. My guess is that the Editor looked at ... Nov 01 2011 21:28:51 | |
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