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Avangi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
hoist - petard
0 Many years ago I learned "is hoist by his own petard" from 01 i 00 Perry Mason. 02 i 00 I recently thought I should know why it's not "is hoisted," and undertook a search. I finally ran out of patience. My American Heritage simply says, "transitive verb, hoisted, hoisting, hoists. etc." Everybody quotes the quote, but nobody talks about the past participle. (MW doesn't give participles.) Can someone please help? 02 br
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 The original phrase was written by a well-known author a long, long time ago, when ideas about grammar were different. 05 0 02 br
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00 The original phrase was written by a well-known author a long, long time ago, when ideas about grammar were different. 05 0 02 br
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0 Thanks, Clive. I only know one well-known author who's audacious enough to remain unnamed: 01 i 00 when in 01 font 00 eternal lines 02 font 00 to time thou grow'st - - - - and 01 font 00 this 02 font 00 gives life to thee. 02 i 02 br
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00 I read a dozen references and it fell to you
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00 I read a dozen references and it fell to you
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00 infinitive:hoist 02 br
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00 preterite: hoist/hoisted 02 br
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00 past participle: hoist/hoisted 02 br
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00 [Y] 0240href http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=37417&dict=CALD
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00 infinitive:hoist 02 br
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00 preterite: hoist/hoisted 02 br
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00 past participle: hoist/hoisted 02 br
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