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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Can I say 'collocate with'?
Which preposition collocates with 'force'?
By the phrase 'collocates with' I mean to make a collocation.
But there seems to be no such a word as Collocate and this word was red-lined by the editor as an error
  

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Which preposition collocates with 'force'? I can't force you in this, you have to decide. To force the agreement on the nation is wrong.

— CharmYou

  • Which preposition collocates with 'force'?
  • I can't force you in this, you have to decide.
  • To force the agreement on the nation is wrong.
  • Why is it that In the first sentence "force" goes with" in" while in second it goes with"on"?
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Which preposition collocates with 'force'?
I can't force you in this, you have to decide.
To force the agreement on the nation is wrong.
Why is it that In the first sentence "force" goes with" in" while in second it goes with"on"?
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I can't force you to do this, you have to decide. This is the natural expression. I never say "in this"

The second sentence is OK.
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CharmYou Can I say 'collocate with'?Which preposition collocates with 'force'?By the phrase 'collocates with' I mean to make a collocation.But there seems to be no such a word as Collocate and this word was red-lined by the editor as an error
It is a perfectly good word (collocate + with), but it is uncommon.
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CharmYouthere seems to be no such a word as Collocate and this word was red-lined by the editor as an error
That's strange. Try this dictionary.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collocate?show=0&t=1381958868

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