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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Came
Hi,
"Long before the fiscal cliff came the "fiscal precipice", says lexicographer Ben Zimmer, pointing to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune in 1893:
"The free silver shriekers are striving to tumble the United States over the same fiscal precipice." [From the BBC website.]
Does the verb "came" collocate with the "fiscal cliff" or with the "fiscal precipice"?
Thank you.
"Long before the fiscal cliff came the "fiscal precipice", says lexicographer Ben Zimmer, pointing to an editorial in the Chicago Tribune in 1893:
"The free silver shriekers are striving to tumble the United States over the same fiscal precipice." [From the BBC website.]
Does the verb "came" collocate with the "fiscal cliff" or with the "fiscal precipice"?
Thank you.
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AnonymousDoes the verb "came" collocate with the "fiscal cliff" or with the "fiscal precipice"?It has to be 'fiscal precipice'. If 'fiscal cliff' and 'came' formed a unit, the remaining words would not form a coherent sentence.
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