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Mr. Tom Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

It was magic

Hi

Collins English Usage says that the sentence "It was magic." is substandard English. Can I request your take on this?

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Can you link to it? There should be a caveat. If you mean to say that it was magical, then "it was magic" is wrong; the adjective is not used predicatively.

— Anonymous

  • Can you link to it?
  • There should be a caveat.
  • If you mean to say that it was magical, then "it was magic" is wrong; the adjective is not used predicatively.
  • If someone asks you whether the entertainment for the children's party was pony rides or magic, you can answer "It was magic".
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Can you link to it? There should be a caveat.

If you mean to say that it was magical, then "it was magic" is wrong; the adjective is not used predicatively. If someone asks you whether the entertainment for the children's party was pony rides or magic, you can answer "It was magic".

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