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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Does LAUGH always require AT with an object?

Is "They laughed him" heard at least occasionally instead of "They laughed at him" at him?

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anonymous Is "They laughed him" heard at least occasionally instead of "They laughed at him" at him? Possibly, but never that sentence. Here is an example.

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  • anonymous Is "They laughed him" heard at least occasionally instead of "They laughed at him" at him?
  • Possibly, but never that sentence.
  • Here is an example.
  • They laughed him off the stage.
  • That ended his career as a dramatic actor and began his career as a stand-up comedian.
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anonymousIs "They laughed him" heard at least occasionally instead of "They laughed at him" at him?

Possibly, but never that sentence. Here is an example.

They laughed him off the stage. That ended his career as a dramatic actor and began his career as a stand-up comedian.
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