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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something...

0 A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because 01b00people cannot be bothered02b00 to think of something new.02br
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00Question 1: Does 01i00people cannot be bothered02i00 mean the same as 01i00people cannot bother02i00?02br
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00Question 2: Do 01i00who is behaved badly02i00 and 01i00who behaves badly02i00 mean the same? 0-
  

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02font 02br 00Yes, except that your version of #1 doesn't sound right. 02u 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 00Yes, except that your version of #1 doesn't sound right.
  • 02u 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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01font00A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because 01b00people cannot be bothered02b00 to think of something new.02br
00 Question 1: Does 01i00people cannot be bothered02i00 mean the same as 01i00people c
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10A stock answer, expression, or way of doing something is one that is very commonly used, especially because 11b10people cannot be bothered12b10 to think of something new.12br
10 Question 1: Does 11i10people cannot be bothered12i10
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0He means we don't say "She is so behaved badly!" but we say "She is so badly behaved!"0-
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