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faith2k



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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 9:06 am    Post subject: dye Reply with quote
Can "Did you dye?" be interpreted as "Did you dye your hair?" if both interlocutors understood the context? Or is "Did you dye?" unacceptable because it is missing the object?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need an object with "dye".
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