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Simi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

buried

Hi,

"He asked to be buried at sea."

Please tell me why is in not used here.

Thanks.
  

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To be burried at sea is a fixed idiom. The point isn't that you get dumped into the sea, but that the ship goes out to sea, you are AT sea, and your body slips into the water.

— BarbaraPA

  • To be burried at sea is a fixed idiom.
  • The point isn't that you get dumped into the sea, but that the ship goes out to sea, you are AT sea, and your body slips into the water.
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To be burried at sea is a fixed idiom. The point isn't that you get dumped into the sea, but that the ship goes out to sea, you are AT sea, and your body slips into the water.
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Grammar GeekTo be burried at sea is a fixed idiom. The point isn't that you get dumped into the sea, but that the ship goes out to sea, you are AT sea, and your body slips into the water.
I love you, GG! Especially when you come up with things like the difference between "dumped" and "slips".
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at sea: far from the shores, in the territory of the seaEmotion: smile
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