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yoshi-pooh
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 Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:45 am Post subject: Do you say "give me a favor"? |
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Hi, everyone!
Do you say "give me a favor" instead of saying "do me a favor"? I think "do me a favor" is correct and "give me a favor" is wrong, but I have a friend who says he has heard a native speaker of Enlgish say "give me a favor".
Thank you!
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CP
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I've never heard "give" instead of "do" a favor. If someone said it, I would assume that English was not his or her native tongue.
Has anyone else heard it that way?
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damon@English24/7
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
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Location: Vancouver Canada
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I haven`t heard "give me a favor," but I think "give favors" is used to imply favors of a sexual nature. It is probably best to avoid using it, though.
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