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John Aki Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Grammar advice please?

Hi,

Could you please advise me, if I used these words properly?


Police or judge imposes law. (Means exercise or execute the law)

The new regulation was imposed form now on.


I was compelled to study harder when I was young. (Forced)

I don't want to compel my dream to my kid. (Force)


I screwed up / scrunched up the nonsense report and threw it away. (Same meaning)



Cheers

  

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John Aki The police or a judge impose(s) law. It seems unusual to say this. Laws are "imposed" (often negative nuance) by law-makers, normally governments, not by the police or judges.

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  • John Aki The police or a judge impose(s) law.
  • It seems unusual to say this.
  • Laws are "imposed" (often negative nuance) by law-makers, normally governments, not by the police or judges.
  • A judge would impose a sentence, not a law.
  • The police are usually considered to "enforce" the law.
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John AkiThe police or a judge impose(s) law.

It seems unusual to say this. Laws are "imposed" (often negative nuance) by law-makers, normally governments, not by the police or judges. A judge would impose a sentence, not a law.

The police are usually considered to "

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