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Linguaphile Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies
bonk against
1. He fell, bonking his head against a tree.
2. The X-ray showed that the bone was broken in two places.
Hi. In my native tongue, we would say "to" in 1 and "from" in 2. Would they be acceptable in English too? Do not think I'm transferring too much L1. I'm just curious.
2. The X-ray showed that the bone was broken in two places.
Hi. In my native tongue, we would say "to" in 1 and "from" in 2. Would they be acceptable in English too? Do not think I'm transferring too much L1. I'm just curious.
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Sorry. Neither is acceptable in English. You have interesting grammar questions.
- Sorry.
- Neither is acceptable in English.
- You have interesting grammar questions.
- Why not post them in the ESL grammar forum?
- I think more people will see them and benefit from them there.
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Sorry. Neither is acceptable in English. 
You have interesting grammar questions. Why not post them in the ESL grammar fo
You have interesting grammar questions. Why not post them in the ESL grammar fo
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