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hela
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Location: Tunisia
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 Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:08 pm Post subject: passive (stolen) |
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Dear teachers,
Is it wrong to say my house was stolen yesterday ? Does it mean that someone actually took the whole building and not only the stuff that was in there ?
Best regards,
Hela |
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Philo Kevetch
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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Hello Hela -
Yes, it sounds as though the entire house was whisked away..although possible (?), it seems rather improbable.
How about...something/everything was stolen from my house?
or perhaps...my house was robbed/burgalarized yesterday?
What is the source of your example? Philo |
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hela
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought that we couldn't rob sthg but rather someone, right? Would it be possible to rob a house then? |
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Philo Kevetch
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, you can rob: a safe; a store; a gas (petrol) station; a bank; etc.
Maybe you are thinking of 'mug'? |
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