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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct to use “A adhered with B” in the context of “A attached/stuck to B”

I know we can write; “The wallpaper adhered to the wall.” or “The wallpaper is adhered to the wall.” On the other hand, it does not seem correct to write; “A wall adhered with wallpaper.” I find plenty of uses of “adhered to” in the context of “A attached to B” or “A stuck to B”. However it does not seem correct to write “adhered with” in the context of “A attached to B” or “A stuck to B”. I guess you could say that I am stuck on whether or not it is correct to use “adhered with” in the above context. Another example; “The jacket adhered with patches was placed in the laundry.” It seems like an inappropriate use of “adhered”. Please Help!
  

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” The phrase is not a good one. ” That is not good, either. This is fine: The jacket with patches was placed in the laundry.

  • ” The phrase is not a good one.
  • ” That is not good, either.
  • This is fine: The jacket with patches was placed in the laundry.
  • ) The patched jacket was placed in the laundry.
  • )
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anonymousA wall adhered with wallpaper.”

The phrase is not a good one.

anonymous“The jacket adhered with patches was placed in the laundry.”

That is not good, either. This is fine:

The jacket with patches was placed in the laundry. (The patches were decorative.)
The patched jacket was placed in the laun

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