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Perfect Stranger Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
pay vs pay for - a sentence with a prepositional phrase?
Hi,
Which one is better/more correct?
The company hasn't transferred my salary yet onto my bank account. That made me *** mate, I've got bills to pay/pay for!
Which one is better/more correct?
The company hasn't transferred my salary yet onto my bank account. That made me *** mate, I've got bills to pay/pay for!
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The company hasn't transferred my salary yet into m y bank account. I've got bills to pay! / I've got purchases to pay for!
- The company hasn't transferred my salary yet into m y bank account.
- I've got bills to pay!
- / I've got purchases to pay for!
- Do not post gratuitous obscenities here, PS.
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The company hasn't transferred my salary yet into my bank account. I've got bills to pay! / I've got purchases to pay for!
Do not post gratuitous obscenities here, PS.
Do not post gratuitous obscenities here, PS.
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Sorry. I was quoting my British buddy who I work with... I didn't pay much attention to the "bad word" but I did pay attention to the fact that he said I have bills to pay which made me wonder...
MM, can you briefly explain to me how come we don't need to say pay for when we talk about bills ?
MM, can you briefly explain to me how come we don't need to say pay for when we talk about bills ?
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Perfect StrangerMM, can you briefly explain to me how come we don't need to say pay for when we talk about bills ?Notice my example above. You are not paying for a bill; you are paying for the item you bought. You are paying the bill for the item you bought.
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