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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
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Kept / raised / had gold fish
Can I say,
(a) He reared / raised goldfish in an aquarium.
(b) He kept / had gold fish in the aquarium.
(c) He gave fish food to goldfish in the aquarium. (any suitbale to say "fish food"?).
(a) He reared / raised goldfish in an aquarium.
(b) He kept / had gold fish in the aquarium.
(c) He gave fish food to goldfish in the aquarium. (any suitbale to say "fish food"?).
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g. ). However, "to raise" is often applied to both in everyday colloquial speech.
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- However, "to raise" is often applied to both in everyday colloquial speech.
- b) In my mind "kept" implies that the owner cared for the fish with some seriousness, whereas "had" is said with no implication.
- At the end of the day, goldfish (one word, not two) were inside the aquarium.
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a) When properly utilized, "to rear" is used with humans, and "to raise" is used with other animals (e.g. cows, goats, pigs, etc.). However, "to raise" is often applied to both in everyday colloquial speech.
b) In my mind "kept" implies that the owner cared for the fish with some seriousness, whereas "had" is said with no implication. At the end of the day, goldfish (one word, not two
b) In my mind "kept" implies that the owner cared for the fish with some seriousness, whereas "had" is said with no implication. At the end of the day, goldfish (one word, not two
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