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Cho7712 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
permit
1. He permitted me a few words.
2. He permitted a few words to me.
This is another mismatch between dictionary and grammar book. The former contains both of them, and the latter only the first example as correct.
What do you say, are both correct?
2. He permitted a few words to me.
This is another mismatch between dictionary and grammar book. The former contains both of them, and the latter only the first example as correct.
What do you say, are both correct?
Top answer
Personally I would avoid (2). Which dictionary does it appear in?
- Personally I would avoid (2).
- Which dictionary does it appear in?
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Thank you for the answer.
(2) can be found in Kor-Eng web dictionary.
The capture image is attached. Do you tend to think the usage of preposition 'to' is just the personal preference or is really out of use, hence ungrammatical?
(2) can be found in Kor-Eng web dictionary.
The capture image is attached. Do you tend to think the usage of preposition 'to' is just the personal preference or is really out of use, hence ungrammatical?
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There is no grammatical rule that forbids (2). It is just a question of the properties and customary usage of the verb "permit". I couldn't say for certain that no native speakers ever use a form like (2), but it doesn't sound normal to me.
From what you say, it sounds as if the dictionary may not have been compiled by native English speakers. I can't see the image that you mention
From what you say, it sounds as if the dictionary may not have been compiled by native English speakers. I can't see the image that you mention
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As an imperative sentence by itself, as presented, "Permit my going" is unnatural too (barely acceptable in ordinary modern English), and "togo" should be "to go". Based on the limited evidence of that excerpt, I would not have great confidence in that dictionary. Is it available online anywhere?
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You can follow this link: http://endic.naver.com/enkrEntry.nhn?sLn=kr&entryId=21e7813318654f6db758f2cc3aab31cc&query=permit
and click ????(a small tab in the middle of the page). You can see the examples as you scroll down.
I'd better refer to
and click ????(a small tab in the middle of the page). You can see the examples as you scroll down.
I'd better refer to
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cho7712and click ????(a small tab in the middle of the page). You can see the examples as you scroll down.I'd better refer to English only dictionary, as it is clearly the case like this.I was going to flick through a few random entries to see the general quality of the example English sentences and phrases from that dictionary, but I can't work out how to na
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