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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Marked for celebration

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On a day that should have been marked for celebration, Alex Sullivan's friends and family hadn't been able to reach him.


Is for celebration necessary?
  

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- - Yes; otherwise, we do not know what it is marked for: it could be 'marked for elimination/destruction/greatness/death/etc'.

— Mister Micawber

  • - - Yes; otherwise, we do not know what it is marked for: it could be 'marked for elimination/destruction/greatness/death/etc'.
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Is for celebration necessary?-- Yes; otherwise, we do not know what it is marked for: it could be 'marked for elimination/destruction/greatness/death/etc'.
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Mister Micawber,


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HUBLOTWould it be correct to say "a day that should have been celebrated" to mean "a day that should have been marked for celebration"?
Not quite. 'Marked for celebration' really means 'good/pleasant enough to be celebrated' or 'good/pleasant enough to be a celebration', not actually celebrated.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber.
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