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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Bee hived (Usage)
This collaborative structure typically consists of several satellite organizations bee hived around a “hub” or “core firm.”
My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees. In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb. Please clarify.
My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees. In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb. Please clarify.
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” My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees. In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb. Please clarify.
- ” My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees.
- In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb.
- Please clarify.
- I dunno.
- This is typical business jargon, looking meaningful annd scientific but rather lacking in precision.
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Hi,
This collaborative structure typically consists of several satellite organizations bee hived around a “hub” or “core firm.”
My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees. In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb. Please clarify.
I dunno. This is typical business jargon
This collaborative structure typically consists of several satellite organizations bee hived around a “hub” or “core firm.”
My dictionary says "bee hive" is a hive for bees. In the above sentence, it seems to me that "bee hived" is used as verb. Please clarify.
I dunno. This is typical business jargon
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Thanks for your explanation, Clive. Still, I am a bit perplexed if "bee hived" is really a noun or verb. May be the freedom of language, as you mentioned, can make us to use a word either as a verb or a noun.
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Hi,
May be the freedom of language, as you mentioned, can make us to use a word either as a verb or a noun. Yes. But it's not an absolute freedom, nor it is one that learners of English should take too literaly or worry too much about.
For example, Tom has a teacher who constantly teaches new grammar. So, Tom said 'This teacher is grammaring me
May be the freedom of language, as you mentioned, can make us to use a word either as a verb or a noun. Yes. But it's not an absolute freedom, nor it is one that learners of English should take too literaly or worry too much about.
For example, Tom has a teacher who constantly teaches new grammar. So, Tom said 'This teacher is grammaring me
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