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Davidrock65 Posted 19 years ago
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00A) My back pain got worse because I 01b00had my roommate smear02b00 Bengay on my back and 01b00rub02b00 it hard all over.02br
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00B)I should've put a cold towel on my back instead of 01b00having someone rubb01i00ing02i02b00 my back hard.02br
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00Are these sentences correct? If they are, why is it ok to use "01i00have someone do something02i00" in the first sentence? "01i00Have someone do somthing02i00" means you are 01u00in a position to place an order02u00.However, I can't order my roommate to rub my back, right? 02br
00I also have another question. Is it okay to use "01i00have someone do01b00ing 02b00something",02i00 as in the second sentence? If it is, does it mean that I made my roommate rub my back and describe him in the middle of rubbing?02br
00Thanks zillions for help0-
  

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00 01font 00–Should you be feeling better? 00 00BTW, “01font 00smear02font 00” has a negative connotation to it and it's the wrong choice of word. ”, 01font 00then it make more sense.

  • 00 01font 00–Should you be feeling better?
  • 00 00BTW, “01font 00smear02font 00” has a negative connotation to it and it's the wrong choice of word.
  • ”, 01font 00then it make more sense.
  • This means, he may have rubbed it too hard.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00It will also make sense if you say “My back pain got better after 01b 00my roommate’s vigorous rub with02b 00 Bengay02font 01b 00 [01del 00on 02del 02b 01del 00my back02del 00]”- 01font 00Preferred to omit [on my back]02font 02br 02br 00B)I should've put a cold towel on my back instead of 01b 00having someone rubb02b 01i 01b 00ing02b 02i 00 my back hard.
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0I don’t quite like the tone of that…02br
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00A)00 00My back pain got worse because00 01font00I 01b00had my roommate smear02b00 Bengay on my back and 01b00rub02b00 it hard all over02font00.00 01font00–Should you be feeling better? 00

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