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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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break up a wedding

Hi,

She feels Katie did the right thing breaking up the wedding.

Does 'breaking up' mean to stop the wedding in the context?

Thanks
  

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Are you quite sure it wasn't "breaking off" the wedding? That would mean not going through with the wedding. Breaking up the wedding sounds like Katie came running down the aisle of the church, shoving bridesmaids and groomsmen out of the way to stand between the minister and the couple to prevent the ceremony.

— BarbaraPA

  • Are you quite sure it wasn't "breaking off" the wedding?
  • That would mean not going through with the wedding.
  • Breaking up the wedding sounds like Katie came running down the aisle of the church, shoving bridesmaids and groomsmen out of the way to stand between the minister and the couple to prevent the ceremony.
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Are you quite sure it wasn't "breaking off" the wedding? That would mean not going through with the wedding.

Breaking up the wedding sounds like Katie came running down the aisle of the church, shoving bridesmaids and groomsmen out of the way to stand between the minister and the couple to prevent the ceremony.
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Hi GG,

I'm sorry I didn't make the sentence clear. It means Katie did the right thing breaking up John and Lisa's wedding. Does that mean to stop the wedding?

Thanks for your reply
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I agree with GG, but I also think that 'breaking up' a wedding could mean making a huge distraction during the wedding, but not necessarily preventing the completion.
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