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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
How should I view the state with respect to time?
Hello everybody,
I have a question that vexes me for not so long.
He arrived home safe and sound.
Does it mean that he was safe before he arrived and he continued to be in a state of safety afterwards? To me it means he got in a state of safety exactly at the time of his arrival onwards.
Opinions?
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1. He arrived home so(=with the result that, in such a way as to end in) that he was safe.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=so&r=66
16, so = "in such a way as to end in"
18, so = "with the result that"
2. He arrived home safe.
Is there even a slight difference between #1 and #2?
Thanks a lot in advance
I have a question that vexes me for not so long.
He arrived home safe and sound.
Does it mean that he was safe before he arrived and he continued to be in a state of safety afterwards? To me it means he got in a state of safety exactly at the time of his arrival onwards.
Opinions?
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1. He arrived home so(=with the result that, in such a way as to end in) that he was safe.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=so&r=66
16, so = "in such a way as to end in"
18, so = "with the result that"
2. He arrived home safe.
Is there even a slight difference between #1 and #2?
Thanks a lot in advance
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Anonymous Hello everybody, I have a question that vexes me for not so long. He arrived home safe and sound. ) 16, so = "in such a way as to end in" 18, so = "with the result that" 2.
- Anonymous Hello everybody, I have a question that vexes me for not so long.
- He arrived home safe and sound.
- ) 16, so = "in such a way as to end in" 18, so = "with the result that" 2.
- He arrived home safe.
- safely.
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AnonymousHello everybody,
I have a question that vexes me for not so long.
He arrived home safe and sound. (Same meaning as the sentence #2.)
16, so = "in such a way as to end in"
18, so = "with the result that"
2. He arrived homesafe.safely.
Is there even a slight diffe
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G'day Anon,
To arrive home safe and sound has nothing to do with his mode of arrival rather it is a comment on his person.
He is safe (no longer in danger) and sound (not injured or wounded).
It sounds like a phrase of military origin that has crept into mainstream use.
STannum
To arrive home safe and sound has nothing to do with his mode of arrival rather it is a comment on his person.
He is safe (no longer in danger) and sound (not injured or wounded).
It sounds like a phrase of military origin that has crept into mainstream use.
STannum
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hello Liat,
Both safe and safely work.
He arrived safe -- safe is a subject comlement
He arrived safely -- safely, an adv, modifies arrived,
Thanks, anyway
Both safe and safely work.
He arrived safe -- safe is a subject comlement
He arrived safely -- safely, an adv, modifies arrived,
Thanks, anyway
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hello Liat,
Both safe and safely work.
He arrived safe -- safe is a subject comlement
He arrived safely -- safely, an adv, modifies arrived,
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Hi Anon
"Safe and sound" is an idiom which means 'unhurt' or 'unharmed'. Your sentence refers to his unhurt state at the time of of his arrival. It tells you that he was not hurt as he was traveling home. Your sentence says nothing about what happened after he arrived home.
"Safe and sound" is an idiom which means 'unhurt' or 'unharmed'. Your sentence refers to his unhurt state at the time of of his arrival. It tells you that he was not hurt as he was traveling home. Your sentence says nothing about what happened after he arrived home.
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Hi
I initiated the thread.
Thanks for your answers.
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1. He arrived home being safe
2. He arrived home safe.
3. He arrived home so that he was safe.
4. He arrived home in such a way as to end in a state of safety.
5. He arrived home with the result that he was safe.
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I initiated the thread.
Thanks for your answers.
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1. He arrived home being safe
2. He arrived home safe.
3. He arrived home so that he was safe.
4. He arrived home in such a way as to end in a state of safety.
5. He arrived home with the result that he was safe.
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Only 2 sounds like a natural sentence, so I'm not sure that looking at the others really helps.
But no, I don't think they all mean the same thing. Some show that the journey home was safe, others that he is is safe now he is home.
But no, I don't think they all mean the same thing. Some show that the journey home was safe, others that he is is safe now he is home.
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Nona The BritOnly 2 sounds like a natural sentence, so I'm not sure that looking at the others really helps.2. He arrived home safe.
2 (a) He arrived home safely.
Are both sentences correct?
I thought it should "I arrived home safe and sound", not just 'safe'.
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