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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
How to understand "lead me on"?
Hi.
I heard that about "this leads me on to quiz question for today...".
I have got a question aboutthe usage of "lead x on" .
Is this idiom? I am confused thatto followed by on directly.
I heard that about "this leads me on to quiz question for today...".
I have got a question aboutthe usage of "lead x on" .
Is this idiom? I am confused thatto followed by on directly.
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There are two expressions in common use, “this leads me to…” and “to lead me on”. When one topic naturally follows another, the first applies. ) When a person has been ‘led on’ by perhaps a fictitious story, they have been sent in a false direction (usually for a purpose).
- There are two expressions in common use, “this leads me to…” and “to lead me on”.
- When one topic naturally follows another, the first applies.
- ) When a person has been ‘led on’ by perhaps a fictitious story, they have been sent in a false direction (usually for a purpose).
- I think the intended expression was, “this leads us to the quiz question…”
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There are two expressions in common use, “this leads me to…” and “to lead me on”.
When one topic naturally follows another, the first applies. (What one has just discussed sets up the listener to hear the following topic.)
When a person has been ‘led on’ by perhaps a fictitious story, they have been sent in a false direction (usually for a purpose).
I think the intended expression was
When one topic naturally follows another, the first applies. (What one has just discussed sets up the listener to hear the following topic.)
When a person has been ‘led on’ by perhaps a fictitious story, they have been sent in a false direction (usually for a purpose).
I think the intended expression was
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