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Penza Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Carry

For the verb 'carry', I looked up several dictionaries

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/carry
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/carry[1]
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/carry

But none appears to have a suitable definition of 'carry' that would fit the following usage:

http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/03/07/san-francisco-bicyclist-must-be-tried-for-manslaughter/
"Cheng said Bucchere still has something to contribute to society but is going to carry this mistake for the rest of his life."

Could this be either a writing error, or some sort of regional dialect?
  

Top answer

I t's just slightly awkward English. Carry the guilt of this mistake would be less awkward. But I wouldn't call the original sentence wrong.

— Clive

  • I t's just slightly awkward English.
  • Carry the guilt of this mistake would be less awkward.
  • But I wouldn't call the original sentence wrong.
  • q=forever .
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It's just slightly awkward English.
Carry the guilt of this mistake would be less awkward. But I wouldn't call the original sentence wrong.

from http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictio
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Would "bear the guilt of this mistake" be acceptable too?
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Yes.

You're welcome.
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