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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Apply to vs be applied to
In a forum about word, they say there is difference between 'apply to' and 'be applied to', but they both look like having the same meaning to me when I look into several dictionaries.
apply to : to use something or make something work in a particular situation
1) The word unexciting could never apply to her novels.
2) The word unexciting could never be applied to her novels.
3) This method apply to all people.
4) This method is applied to all people.
Between them, can I use whatever I want to do?
apply to : to use something or make something work in a particular situation
1) The word unexciting could never apply to her novels.
2) The word unexciting could never be applied to her novels.
3) This method apply to all people.
4) This method is applied to all people.
Between them, can I use whatever I want to do?
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3) This method applies to all people. park sang joon Between them, can I use whatever I want to do? No.
- 3) This method applies to all people.
- park sang joon Between them, can I use whatever I want to do?
- No.
- In some cases both work, and seem to mean more or less the same, but "be applied to" has a stronger sense of the action of applying, and of the person or thing doing this.
- For example, while "It doesn't apply to me" is normal, "It isn't applied to me" evokes the idea of someone literally "applying" something to me, and would normally sound odd if used in place of the former.
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3) This method applies to all people.
park sang joonBetween them, can I use whatever I want to do?No. In some cases both work, and seem to mean more or less the same, but "be applied to" has a stronger sense of the action of applying, and of the person or thing doing this. For example, while "It doesn't apply to me" is normal, "It isn't applied to me" ev
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Thank you Mr.GPY for your clear answer.
I see; I am such a fool
I see; I am such a fool
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Hello!
What about this? Which is the right sentence?
"Language change applys after the application restarts"
vs
"Language change is applied after the application restarts"
(This is a phrase from an app)
Thank you
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