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Gamboler Posted 10 years ago
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Aches from me
Is it correct to say "aches from me"?
The sentence (taken from the audio of an old movie) is: I never thought dialing numbers would me make feel so tired; my whole body aches from me today.
I thought at first that it was quite strange to use here the preposition "from" (I would say plainly "aches me"), but I saw 75.500 results when I googled the expression "aches from me". Is it also possible "aches me" in the context?
The sentence (taken from the audio of an old movie) is: I never thought dialing numbers would me make feel so tired; my whole body aches from me today.
I thought at first that it was quite strange to use here the preposition "from" (I would say plainly "aches me"), but I saw 75.500 results when I googled the expression "aches from me". Is it also possible "aches me" in the context?
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gamboler Is it correct to say "aches from me"? No gamboler Is it also possible "aches me" in the context? Yes, but it is unlikely.
- gamboler Is it correct to say "aches from me"?
- No gamboler Is it also possible "aches me" in the context?
- Yes, but it is unlikely.
- I think what was meant is 'aches for me'.
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gambolerIs it correct to say "aches from me"?No
gambolerIs it also possible "aches me" in the context?Yes, but it is unlikely. I think what was meant is 'aches for me'.
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So, what about the 75,500 results of "aches from me" in Google search?
Four examples of it: "My jaw aches from me, gripping my teeth together from anxiety." "The house was quiet all night long, people slept (albeit with neck aches from me)." "My whole body aches from me shaking like I was earlier." "I swear sometimes it aches from me wanting..."
Four examples of it: "My jaw aches from me, gripping my teeth together from anxiety." "The house was quiet all night long, people slept (albeit with neck aches from me)." "My whole body aches from me shaking like I was earlier." "I swear sometimes it aches from me wanting..."
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Those are using the phrase in a different way. They are providing the reader with an explanation of what has caused the ache. 'It aches from ...' (usually using a word ending in -ing (gerund, I believe) in the place of '...') is fine as it explains the action which has caused the ache.
'It aches from walking so far' would mean the part of the body being discussed aches as a result of
'It aches from walking so far' would mean the part of the body being discussed aches as a result of
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