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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Make or make up?

Hi, A teacher asked his pupil, "Can you make / make up a sentence with the noun predicament?" ................Which is correct? ............Can they be used interchangeably sometimes? ..............Thanks
  

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Both are correct here; they can indeed be used in the same situation sometimes, but be aware that the meanings are somewhat different: make = build, construct make up = coin, create

— Mister Micawber

  • Both are correct here; they can indeed be used in the same situation sometimes, but be aware that the meanings are somewhat different: make = build, construct make up = coin, create
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Both are correct here; they can indeed be used in the same situation sometimes, but be aware that the meanings are somewhat different:

make = build, construct
make up = coin, create
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Thanks.
So, does "make" go with concrete materials, like car, gun, bridge? And "make up" goes with the immaterial, like thoughts, fiction, and story?
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I think that that may be generally true, yes.
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