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Vincent Ding Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

occurred

I often see people use "occur" in the following way:

I will pay you for all costs occured.

The car was damaged in the accident occured.

(I omited the context, but you can make it out with ease).

I view it an error in grammar because occur is an intransitive verb. the right way therefore should be "having occured or that occured".

please can someone clarify it for me?

thanks
  

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Hi Vincent, In your first example, the word is actually incurred . It is often used as you described - you will be paid for all of the expenses you incur on your business trip. In other words, the expenses that become your responsibility.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Vincent, In your first example, the word is actually incurred .
  • It is often used as you described - you will be paid for all of the expenses you incur on your business trip.
  • In other words, the expenses that become your responsibility.
  • In your second example, the phrasing isn't quite right.
  • Either The car was damaged when the accident occurred , or as you put it, The car was damanged in the accident that occurred , although this last one feels like it ended too soon.
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Hi Vincent,

In your first example, the word is actually incurred. It is often used as you described - you will be paid for all of the expenses you incur on your business trip. In other words, the expenses that become your responsibility.

In your second example, the phrasing isn't quite right. Either

The car was damaged when the accident occurred, or as you
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