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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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He swept everything off/from the table
He swept everything off the table in a fit of anger.
He swept everything from the table ...
He swept everything from the table onto the floor ...
Hi,
Does the first in the above mean the second or the last? Thanks.
He swept everything from the table ...
He swept everything from the table onto the floor ...
Hi,
Does the first in the above mean the second or the last? Thanks.
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It could mean either, but since we don't know where exactly the items swept from the table landed (some pieces could have landed on a chair or some other item of furniture), you're safer using the second expression than the last. Naturally, given the context here, any sweeping done was probably with a free arm rather than with a brush. ;-)
- It could mean either, but since we don't know where exactly the items swept from the table landed (some pieces could have landed on a chair or some other item of furniture), you're safer using the second expression than the last.
- Naturally, given the context here, any sweeping done was probably with a free arm rather than with a brush.
- ;-)
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It could mean either, but since we don't know where exactly the items swept from the table landed (some pieces could have landed on a chair or some other item of furniture), you're safer using the second expression than the last.
Naturally, given the context here, any sweeping done was probably with a free arm rather than with a brush. ;-)
Naturally, given the context here, any sweeping done was probably with a free arm rather than with a brush. ;-)
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