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yoshi-pooh
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 Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:45 am Post subject: The use of verbs |
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Hi, everyone!
I'd like to ask you to check if there's any mistakes with the use of the verbs in bold letters.
1. The fruit scaled a pound. (to mean "weighed")
2. This machine goes by electricity.(to mean "is powered")
3. Can you hot up this soup?(to mean "heat up")
Thank you.
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buddhaheart
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Location: Vancouver, BC Canada
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| �Hot up� is not common here. If it�s used, it�s informal. |
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yoshi-pooh
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Hi, everyone!
Buddhaheart, thank you for your reply. I really appreciate it.
So, what about the other two? I'm not still sure if they are fine, even though some dictionary that is available in my country says it's okay.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: The use of verbs |
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| yoshi-pooh wrote: |
Hi, everyone!
I'd like to ask you to check if there's any mistakes with the use of the verbs in bold letters.
1. The fruit scaled a pound. (to mean "weighed")
To my knowledge, "scaled" is rarely if ever used to mean "weighed" in North America.
2. This machine goes by electricity.(to mean "is powered")
I have never heard "goes by electricity". You can say '...runs on electricity'.
3. Can you hot up this soup?(to mean "heat up")
Again, I have never heard "hot up"; 'heat up' and 'warm up' are commonly used.
Thank you.
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