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PASTEL Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

everything/ all

The party was a disaster. Everything went wrong.

The party was a disaster. All went wrong.

Why using 'all' as a pronoun subject is incorrect?

Thanks,

Pastel
  

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Hello Pastel I don't think "All went wrong" is so bad, though "It all went wrong" would be more idiomatic. (William Wood: "The War with the United States, Chronicle of 1812") (EX) and somehow he contrived always to put me out of humour before we began our day's work; and then all went wrong. (Mrs Blackford : "The Eskdale Herd-boy") (EX) All went wrong from this time.

— Paco2004

  • Hello Pastel I don't think "All went wrong" is so bad, though "It all went wrong" would be more idiomatic.
  • (William Wood: "The War with the United States, Chronicle of 1812") (EX) and somehow he contrived always to put me out of humour before we began our day's work; and then all went wrong.
  • (Mrs Blackford : "The Eskdale Herd-boy") (EX) All went wrong from this time.
  • (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle:"The Stark Munro Letters") paco [PS] Here in Japan everywhere except in Tokyo we have a lot of snow.
  • How about in Taipei?
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Hello Pastel

I don't think "All went wrong" is so bad, though "It all went wrong" would be more idiomatic.

(EX) When he acted from himself I always found him reasonable; but he too often confided in rogues, who had not half his sense, and then all went wrong.(Charlotte-Elizabeth Orleans:"Memories of Louis XIV and his Court and of his Regency")
(EX) All went wrong at Sackett'
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How are you, Paco!

One(Grammar in use, Cambridge, Unit 87) of my books said using "All went wrong" is wrong. So I'm confused.

The weather here is just fine. It's not freezing cold but rather cool.
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PASTELOne(Grammar in use, Cambridge, Unit 87) of my books said using "All went wrong" is wrong. So I'm confused.
Is that so? ..Humm... so we'd better listen to native speakers' opinions.

Anyway, here is [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in
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(EX) When he acted from himself I always found him reasonable; but he too often confided in rogues, who had not half his sense, and then all went wrong.(Charlotte-Elizabeth Orleans:"Memories of Louis XIV and his Court and of his Regency")
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sorry for diverting the thread a bit but what does 'he acted from himself' mean in the above sentence.

thanks.
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Thanks, Paco!

Naoh, I think it means he acted following his heart or rules.

For more information, please consult the link,

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22act+from+*%22
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