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Phantasy Posted 16 years ago
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Phrasal verbs which mean "happen"
Could someone please answer me the following question?
For some phrasal verbs that have a meaning of "happen", for example take place & turn up. is there any difference in case we're talking about certain events that happen, no matter if they're sudden or predictable. (This event takes place in ABC(place) / This event turns up in ABC, are they both correct?)
Thank you very much.
For some phrasal verbs that have a meaning of "happen", for example take place & turn up. is there any difference in case we're talking about certain events that happen, no matter if they're sudden or predictable. (This event takes place in ABC(place) / This event turns up in ABC, are they both correct?)
Thank you very much.
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turn up = to happen unexpectedly take place = to happen Usually people or things turn up, not events so "this event turns up in ABC" sounds incorrect/(or unlikely) to me .
- turn up = to happen unexpectedly take place = to happen Usually people or things turn up, not events so "this event turns up in ABC" sounds incorrect/(or unlikely) to me .
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turn up = to happen unexpectedly
take place = to happen
Usually people or things turn up, not events so "this event turns up in ABC" sounds incorrect/(or unlikely) to me .
take place = to happen
Usually people or things turn up, not events so "this event turns up in ABC" sounds incorrect/(or unlikely) to me .
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