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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it all right to use 'give' in the following sentence?

Is it all right to use 'give' in the following sentence?

We give love, not hate.
  

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We can use 'give' or 'send'. hk

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4 Answers
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On its own, it doesn't sound all that natural to me. What kind of context do you intend to use it in?
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Uh, OK. If I rewrite the sentence as follows, will it sound natural?

We show/demonstrate/exhibit love, not hate.
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"Demonstrate" and "exhibit" make the sentence unnatural; "show" can work.
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