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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Closed / Open

Does anybody know why a store is either "closed" (past participle) or "open" (present tense), but not "opened"? Just curious. Thanks.
  

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Anonymous Does anybody know why a store is either "closed" (past participle) or "open" (present tense), but not "opened"? Usage history, that is all. html

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  • Anonymous Does anybody know why a store is either "closed" (past participle) or "open" (present tense), but not "opened"?
  • Usage history, that is all.
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AnonymousDoes anybody know why a store is either "closed" (past participle) or "open" (present tense), but not "opened"?
Usage history, that is all. This is the best explanation I could find: http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2012/01/sign-language.html
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