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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Cat person: so who keeps a cat as a pet/ keep = have?
cat person: a person who keeps cats as pets.
Q) I was wondering if the meaning changes slightly if "keep" changes to has.
Do both have the meaning of raising cats as pets? or they have a little different meaning?
Q2) Can I say these:
I have never kept a cat.
I have never had a cat as a pet.
Do I not need to add "a pet" if I use the verb "kept"? or Does this sound better?: "I have never raised a cat.
Q) I was wondering if the meaning changes slightly if "keep" changes to has.
Do both have the meaning of raising cats as pets? or they have a little different meaning?
Q2) Can I say these:
I have never kept a cat.
I have never had a cat as a pet.
Do I not need to add "a pet" if I use the verb "kept"? or Does this sound better?: "I have never raised a cat.
Top answer
1-- No change in meaning. 2-- You can say both; you needn't add 'as a pet'. 'Raised' is not so common.
- 1-- No change in meaning.
- 2-- You can say both; you needn't add 'as a pet'.
- 'Raised' is not so common.
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1-- No change in meaning.
2-- You can say both; you needn't add 'as a pet'. 'Raised' is not so common.
2-- You can say both; you needn't add 'as a pet'. 'Raised' is not so common.
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