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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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0 All of them are commonly used except (b), which is in active voice, and has no object. " 0-
- 0 All of them are commonly used except (b), which is in active voice, and has no object.
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0 All of them are commonly used except (b), which is in active voice, and has no object. "She enchanted her audience by performing an aria from 01 i 00 Tosca 02 i 00 ." 0-
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0 Hits at Google Books: 02 br
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01 b 00 6 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "was enchanted to receive a" 02 b 02 br
01 b 00 475 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "was glad to receive a" 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 "Enchanted" is pretty rare. Most people would say "glad/very glad." 0-
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01 b 00 6 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "was enchanted to receive a" 02 b 02 br
01 b 00 475 02 b 00 on 01 b 00 "was glad to receive a" 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 "Enchanted" is pretty rare. Most people would say "glad/very glad." 0-
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0 I agree with you, Marius. Among possible uses of "enchanted," this one ranks very low. I should not have said it was "common." - A. 0-
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