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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Getting played

If someone is getting played, does it mean that they are on the 'receiving end' of somebody's unfair play?

  

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tkacka15 If someone is getting played, does it mean that they are on the 'receiving end' of somebody's unfair play? Sort of, but not really. That is two different kinds of play.

  • tkacka15 If someone is getting played, does it mean that they are on the 'receiving end' of somebody's unfair play?
  • Sort of, but not really.
  • That is two different kinds of play.
  • "Fair play" is more like following the rules, and "play" is a noun.
  • When you play someone, it is more like playing a fish on the line, and "play" is a transitive verb.
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If someone is getting played, does it mean that they are on the 'receiving end' of somebody's unfair play?

Sort of, but not really. That is two different kinds of play. "Fair play" is more like following the rules, and "play" is a noun. When you play someone, it is more like playing a fish on the line, and "play" is a transitive verb. A relat

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