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Oviram layak Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Pause
Which one is correct?
'He took a pause.'
or
'He gave a pause.'
Top answer
Took a pause seems normal. She took a pause before continuing talking. "give somebody pause" would mean "make them think about something" "give something a pause" - although not widely used, might convey "you stopped doing that something for a while, and resumed it later on"
- Took a pause seems normal.
- She took a pause before continuing talking.
- "give somebody pause" would mean "make them think about something" "give something a pause" - although not widely used, might convey "you stopped doing that something for a while, and resumed it later on"
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Took a pause seems normal. She took a pause before continuing talking.
"give somebody pause" would mean "make them think about something"
"give something a pause" - although not widely used, might convey "you stopped doing that something for a while, and resumed it later on"
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