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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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open/opened

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02br 00Both are possible, but you probably want 'open', which expresses the condition of the gate. 'Opened' expresses the action. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00Both are possible, but you probably want 'open', which expresses the condition of the gate.
  • 'Opened' expresses the action.
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00Both are possible, but you probably want 'open', which expresses the condition of the gate. 'Opened' expresses the action. 0-
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10The gate was open means that it was not closed.02br
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00I opened the gate this morning means that the gate was opened by me this morning.0-
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00As soon as the gate was open/opened, the crowd rushed in.0-
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0As soon as the gate was opened, the crowd rushed in.0-
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10As soon as the gate was open/opened, the crowd rushed in.12br
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10As soon as the gate was opened (by somebody), the crowd rushed in. 0-
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If "open" expresses the condition and "opened" expresses the action, why can't that be applied to close/closed?

The gate is close.

The gate is closed (by someone).

Any idea why?
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Historical accident, and probably not easily traced out, but the adjective evidently came first in the case of 'open'-- thereby precluding the -ed adjective, while 'closed' appeared in the more usual way.
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AnonymousIf "open" expresses the condition and "opened" expresses the action, why can't that be applied to close/closed?

The gate is close. NOT CORRECT. (The gate is closed. = The gate is not open.)
The gate is closed (by someone). (Fine. The word 'closed' is used as a verb.)

Any idea why?

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