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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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If she is mad at you, she will madden you all the way.

Is this correct?

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Seems OK, but I think these days this is much more common: If she is mad at you, she will drive you mad/crazy all the way.

— Marius Hancu

  • Seems OK, but I think these days this is much more common: If she is mad at you, she will drive you mad/crazy all the way.
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Seems OK, but I think these days this is much more common:

If she is mad at you, she will drive you mad/crazy all the way.
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No, you cannot use "madden" like that. At least, not in AmE. Is that a British usage?

We say "That's maddening" when something makes you crazy.

What do you mean to say when you say "she will madden you"?
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Thank you Marius Hancu and Grammar Geek,

I mean " if a girl is angry at you, she will hold her anger againt you all the way."
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Then say something like "If she is mad at you, count on her to stay angry for a while."

If something maddens me, it make me mad. I don't think I have ever heard it used as one person maddening someone else. Rather than "He maddens her," I've heard "She finds him maddening."

I think it's more commong for a situation to "madden" someone, not a person. And it's not used very
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Grammar GeekIf something maddens me, it make me mad. I don't think I have ever heard it used as one person maddening someone else. Rather than "He maddens her," I've heard "She finds him maddening." <>

I think it's more commong for a situation to "madden" someone, not a person. And it's not used very often.
I agree that's rare, but
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