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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is "made legislation" proper English? Should it just be "legislated"?

Context:Communism Equates to Nazism, Hammer and Sickle BannedSince the collapse of the former Soviet Union, much of the former communist countries such as the Baltics, Czech Republic, Poland, and Georgia, have made legislation to clear out the history of the Communist Party.
  

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NL888 Is "made legislation" proper English? It's not very good, no. The most usual verbs for have ___ legislation are: considered, proposed, introduced, filed, passed, enacted, adopted I think your best bet for the context is 'enacted'.

— CalifJim

  • NL888 Is "made legislation" proper English?
  • It's not very good, no.
  • The most usual verbs for have ___ legislation are: considered, proposed, introduced, filed, passed, enacted, adopted I think your best bet for the context is 'enacted'.
  • CJ
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NL888Is "made legislation" proper English?
It's not very good, no. The most usual verbs for have ___ legislation are:

considered, proposed, introduced, filed, passed, enacted, adopted

I think your best bet for the context is 'enacted'.

CJ
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