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Nsfs1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

'...do paint...'

Hi,

Can one say 'do paint' instead of the verb 'paint' .For example, 'I draw and do paint.'

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Hi, No, sounds very odd. Clive

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  • Hi, No, sounds very odd.
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Hi,

No, sounds very odd.

Clive
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nsfs1Can one say 'do paint' instead of the verb 'paint' .For example, 'I draw and do paint.'
No, but you can say I do drawing and painting or I draw and paint.

CJ
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I think where you might be getting confused is because people often say, correctly: "I do sculpture." or "I do watercolors." or "I do ceramics." or "I do pastels." or "I do charcoal drawing." But it should be: "I do oil painting." or "I do acrylics."

Note that the sentence, "I do paint.", is okay in certain circumstances. For example, suppose Jackson Pollock was browsing in an art ga
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