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Guest Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

"calm me down" vs. "calm down me"

0 hello! i would just like to know the difference between the two. Thanks in advance! 0-
  

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0 Hello guest. 02br 02br 00The basic difference is that we would say 01b 00calm me down02b 00, but not use the other construct. 050010id1

— Abbie1948

  • 0 Hello guest.
  • 02br 02br 00The basic difference is that we would say 01b 00calm me down02b 00, but not use the other construct.
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0 Hello guest. 02br
02br
00The basic difference is that we would say 01b00calm me down02b00, but not use the other construct. 050010id1
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0 To Abbie, 02br
02br
00How about:- 02br
02br
00a) Are you trying to CALM ME DOWN with your soothing words? 02br
00b) Do you really believe that your loud voice is going to CALM DOWN ME?? 0-
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0 Hi Temico, 02br
00a) is OK 02br
00b) is not OK. You need to say 02br
00'Do you really believe that your loud voice is going to CALM me DOWN??' 02br
00However, if Tom is angry, you could say 02br
00'Do you really believe that your loud voice is going to CALM DOWN Tom?? 02br
02br
00With a pronoun, you have to pu
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0 To Clive, 02br
02br
00How about, "Calm Tom down." 02br
00If it's correct, then it means that only proper names can be put, both, between "calm" and "down" and after "calm down" but not pronouns. Is that what I am to understand from your explanation? 0-
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Hi Temico,
Yes, but nouns, not just proper names.

'The police calmed the man down.'

Clive
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