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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
round him, to get
I put my arm round him to comfort him.
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (= move them nearer to each other), we should be able to get another one round the table.
What do "round him" and "to get" mean in the above sentences?
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (= move them nearer to each other), we should be able to get another one round the table.
What do "round him" and "to get" mean in the above sentences?
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In the photo above, the man put his one arm around each girl. I always hear and read "put my arm around" I don't know whether "round" is correct or not. As for the second sentence, we always do this in the break at cafes with my friends.
- In the photo above, the man put his one arm around each girl.
- I always hear and read "put my arm around" I don't know whether "round" is correct or not.
- As for the second sentence, we always do this in the break at cafes with my friends.
- We are crowded and tables are small and round so we have to be divided into two groups.
- But if we want to sit all together, we move our chairs closer to each other and put the tables closer so we get another one round table.
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Hi,
"round" can be used as an adverb in British English, as fas as I know, and it is the same as "around", which is the usual one in American English.
I put my arm round him to comfort him. = I put my arm around him to comfort him.
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (
"round" can be used as an adverb in British English, as fas as I know, and it is the same as "around", which is the usual one in American English.
I put my arm round him to comfort him. = I put my arm around him to comfort him.
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (
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Hi Kooyeen,
I put my arm round him to comfort him.= I put my arm around him to comfort him.
Yes, you'll hear both used in British English....
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (=move them nearer to each other), we should be able to get another one round the table. = I think here it means "to make another chair fit around the table".
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I put my arm round him to comfort him.= I put my arm around him to comfort him.
Yes, you'll hear both used in British English....
If we put the chairs a bit closer together (=move them nearer to each other), we should be able to get another one round the table. = I think here it means "to make another chair fit around the table".
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