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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by rainmaker
The reason for the acknowledgement was that words change their meanings over time, and in English, more and more, certain collections of words have come to acquire specific meanings which can be expressed in no other way. For instance, the verb phrase, "to play through", as used in golf. How could the idea, "May I play through?" be properly expressed without the "through" at the end?
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I would probably buy your premise, Juulie, but the example isn't the best. "Play through" is just short-hand for "play through your group". You're asking if it's ok to play through another group of players.
It's like "to go out". It's just short-hand for "to go out-of-doors".
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Yes in deed, I agree, most people are, for the lack of a better phrase, lazy to finish a sentence. I have worked hard to teach my daughter proper English. She complains to me about the teachers at school for using poor grammer and incorrect wording.
Tue Mar 09, 2004, 04:22pm
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