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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Can you say "The door just rang" instead of "The doorbell just rang"?

Is it only accepted in informal speech? Is it a metonymy? Thanks in advance!

  

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'The door just rang' is not acceptable in any register.

  • 'The door just rang' is not acceptable in any register.
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'The door just rang' is not acceptable in any register.

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