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Casi Posted 21 years ago
Linguistics Studies
Apples or pears?
Consider the request in A., and answer the question in B.
A. We want to substitute apples for pears.
B. After the substitution takes place, which do you have, apples or pears?
Note, Both answers are acceptable, so please don't pine over the question. I'm not looking for the answer; I'm investigating semantic anology, so it's important to me that you base your choice on your intuition, be it native or non-native. Thanx
A. We want to substitute apples for pears.
B. After the substitution takes place, which do you have, apples or pears?
Note, Both answers are acceptable, so please don't pine over the question. I'm not looking for the answer; I'm investigating semantic anology, so it's important to me that you base your choice on your intuition, be it native or non-native. Thanx
Top answer
pears
- pears
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Thank you for your speedy replies!
Julie, as I mentioned, both answers are acceptable, so please don't feel singled out here, but since "apples" was what the majority on this forum chose, I'd like to ask you why you chose "pears", or rather if you could explain to me how you read:
"We want to substitute apples for pears."
Looking forward to your reply.
-Cas
Julie, as I mentioned, both answers are acceptable, so please don't feel singled out here, but since "apples" was what the majority on this forum chose, I'd like to ask you why you chose "pears", or rather if you could explain to me how you read:
"We want to substitute apples for pears."
Looking forward to your reply.
-Cas
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Oh no, I have to justify my answer???:-$:-$
It's time for me to play "Ambush in Ten Sides" (Chinese Music)
[:^)]
It's time for me to play "Ambush in Ten Sides" (Chinese Music)
[:^)]
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It's ok, Julielai – the rest of us won't look.
It'll be between you and Casi...
MrP
It'll be between you and Casi...
MrP
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Gosh, not only do I give the wrong answer, I also have to justify it? Do I get a consolation prize for this?
All right, if nothing else, to satisfy your curiosity.
When somebody says:
X is a substitute for Y. (I end up with X, because it's the substitute -- substitute for Y)
But substitute X for Y? Well, "for Y" can be construed as the ultimate thing you're a
All right, if nothing else, to satisfy your curiosity.
When somebody says:
X is a substitute for Y. (I end up with X, because it's the substitute -- substitute for Y)
But substitute X for Y? Well, "for Y" can be construed as the ultimate thing you're a
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