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Nsfs2 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Paid
Hi,
I read the following on the Internet:
'We trust you! Only paid customers can cross the yellow line.'
Do they mean customers who paid the required money?Can 'paid' be used adjectively to mean 'people who pay', or do they mean something else?
Thanks.
I read the following on the Internet:
'We trust you! Only paid customers can cross the yellow line.'
Do they mean customers who paid the required money?Can 'paid' be used adjectively to mean 'people who pay', or do they mean something else?
Thanks.
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Interesting. I can't find a dictionary that covers it. A paid customer is a customer who has paid (the price of admission or the like).
- Interesting.
- I can't find a dictionary that covers it.
- A paid customer is a customer who has paid (the price of admission or the like).
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Interesting. I can't find a dictionary that covers it. A paid customer is a customer who has paid (the price of admission or the like).
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enoonInteresting. I can't find a dictionary that covers it. A paid customer is a customer who has paid (the price of admission or the like).Thanks, enoon.
So, can one use it loosely to describe anyone who has'paid', or are there restrictions?
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nsfs2So, can one use it loosely to describe anyone who has'paid', or are there restrictions?It comes immediately before its noun, never anywhere else. A paid guest is not a guest who is paid, he is a guest who has paid. You can't ask, "Are they paid?" It's "Have they paid?"
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Only paying customers can cross the yellow line.'
This is the best way to say this.
This is the best way to say this.
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I see a difference between 'paid customers' (they have already paid) and 'paying customers' (they intend to pay when they have crossed the line).
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