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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
marry / get married
1. John's parents married him to Mary.
2. People marry and getting married a lot in 1990s.
Q) Can I say #1 whose intended meaning is "John's parents made him marry to Mary; not forcefully but just naturally... I'm looking for the expression that parents use when their children marry. I think we can say "My son John marry to Mary". But I was wondering if there's expression like #1 because we have the expression(translated version of #1) in Korean.
2. People marry and getting married a lot in 1990s.
Q) Can I say #1 whose intended meaning is "John's parents made him marry to Mary; not forcefully but just naturally... I'm looking for the expression that parents use when their children marry. I think we can say "My son John marry to Mary". But I was wondering if there's expression like #1 because we have the expression(translated version of #1) in Korean.
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1. John's parents married him (off) to Mary. This expression was used ( a long time ago) for the girl's parents, not the boy's.
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- John's parents married him (off) to Mary.
- This expression was used ( a long time ago) for the girl's parents, not the boy's.
- T hey married their daughter off to John.
- It was in the days when girls did not work.
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1. John's parents married him (off) to Mary.
This expression was used ( a long time ago) for the girl's parents, not the boy's. They married their daughter off to John. It was in the days when girls did not work. They were expected to marry and leave home when they reached an appropriate age.
The girl's parents sometimes selected or approved of their daughter's prospe
This expression was used ( a long time ago) for the girl's parents, not the boy's. They married their daughter off to John. It was in the days when girls did not work. They were expected to marry and leave home when they reached an appropriate age.
The girl's parents sometimes selected or approved of their daughter's prospe
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Wow, your answer gives me a clear point to my question.
It's similar to my country that my parents' generation (born from 1930s to 60s) often use "marry off their children to someone" in my language's translated version.
Altought adults use that expression more often, actually all people including the media uses that expression in my country.
It's similar to your country, right?
It's similar to my country that my parents' generation (born from 1930s to 60s) often use "marry off their children to someone" in my language's translated version.
Altought adults use that expression more often, actually all people including the media uses that expression in my country.
It's similar to your country, right?
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moon7296It's similar to your country, right?No, in the US people don't marry off their children any more, unless they are first generation from a country where that is the tradition.
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AlpheccaStarsmoon7296It's similar to your country, right?No, in the US people don't marry off their children any more, unless they are first generation from a country where that is the tradition.Ah.. I mean my country is the same. People don't marry off their children any more, but they still use the expression just for normal marriage thesedays. So my questi
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moon7296So my question is some people and the media still use "marry someone off to someone else", right?Not generally, as Mr M said. I suppose in England this might be said informally, in upper-class circles - Rutland's was nearly bankrupt, but he managed to marry his daughter off to an American millionaire, so the estate was saved.
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