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Purple cpu Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Paining
"My hand was paining " Is this grammatically correct? tell me please
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In standard English, it is not. I have heard it used in some dialects of English.
- In standard English, it is not.
- I have heard it used in some dialects of English.
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In standard English, it is not. I have heard it used in some dialects of English.
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Say eg My hand was paining me.
More common is eg My hand was hurting me.
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For me, this is unnatural. The verb "pain" needs an object – the sufferer of the pain – and it is normally used for mental rather than physical pain. However, at least one dictionary says that this kind of use is permitted in North American English, and gives the example ‘sometimes my right hand would pain’.
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