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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Rocking

Does rocking also mean falling apart? Is it right to say: "back door needs to be fixed. Everything's rocking". Please help.

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No, I don't believe so. Quite the reverse actually - if something "rocks" then it's really great! Rommie

— Rommie

  • No, I don't believe so.
  • Quite the reverse actually - if something "rocks" then it's really great!
  • Rommie
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No, I don't believe so. Quite the reverse actually - if something "rocks" then it's really great!

Rommie
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I disagree. In a context of things needing fixing 'rocking' could mean unstable.
It can as Rommie points out also mean "really great" or very active.
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Certainly "rocking" can mean "moving from side to side" - sometimes violently. However, there is no implication in the word "rocking" that anything needs fixing. In this context, a boat or ship will rock, as will a cradle, but neither need fixing because that's what they're supposed to do.

I have scanned my dictionary quite careful on this point, and cannot find ANY interpretation of "r
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Thank you Rommie. I said " In a context of things needing fixing 'rocking' could mean unstable."
I didn't say it inherently meant broken, but thank you anyway.
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