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Collocations

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00I don't understand well what 'collocations' are. 02br
00Is it about words related to other corresponding words, or is it about placing prepositions rightly between the verb and the object (for instance), or both? 02br
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0 I understand that a "collocation" is a habitual way to combine a word with other words in a sentence. 02br 02br 00paco 0-

— Paco2004

  • 0 I understand that a "collocation" is a habitual way to combine a word with other words in a sentence.
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0 I understand that a "collocation" is a habitual way to combine a word with other words in a sentence. 02br
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00A COLLOCATION is an expression consisting of two or more words that 12br
10correspond to some conventional way of saying things. Or in the words 12br
10of Firth (1957: 181): “Collocations of a given word are statements of the 12br
10habitual or customary places of that word.” Collocations include noun 12br
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0 Thank you very much, paco and abbie. 0-
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