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Mitsuo23 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Quick question about collocations.

Hi

I see collocations such as, "speed through" or "slam down" or "get along". Is it Okay to make these expressions if you can come up? Or are they more like idiomatic so you can't?

Thanks,

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e words that are often/always found together), then by definition you cannot make them up ad hoc. If they are just verb + preposition, however, then you can freely use whatever preposition is appropriate: How do you get along with your sister? -- No change possible, except for 'get on', which has the same meaning.

— Mister Micawber

  • e words that are often/always found together), then by definition you cannot make them up ad hoc.
  • If they are just verb + preposition, however, then you can freely use whatever preposition is appropriate: How do you get along with your sister?
  • -- No change possible, except for 'get on', which has the same meaning.
  • How do get up to the roof?
  • / get down to the cellar?
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If they are idiomatic or very high collocations (i.e words that are often/always found together), then by definition you cannot make them up ad hoc. If they are just verb + preposition, however, then you can freely use whatever preposition is appropriate:

How do you get along with your sister? -- No change possible, except for 'get on', which has the same meaning.

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