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ImproveMyEnglish49 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

paining???

My hand is paining.

Is the above sentence correct in english? One of my american friends told me that the above is wrong. Can you shed some light on it?

Thanks in advance!
  

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Hi, My hand is paining. Is the above sentence correct in english? One of my american friends told me that the above is wrong.

  • Hi, My hand is paining.
  • Is the above sentence correct in english?
  • One of my american friends told me that the above is wrong.
  • Can you shed some light on it?
  • It's not correct.
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Hi,

My hand is paining.

Is the above sentence correct in english? One of my american friends told me that the above is wrong. Can you shed some light on it?

It's not correct. The verb 'pain' means to cause pain to. Thus, you could say 'My hand is paining me'. We often use this figuratively, eg 'Mary's abse

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