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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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sent

0The injured were 01b00sent 02b00to hospital for treatment.02br
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00The word 'sent' is not correctly used, IMO. It should be replaced by 'taken', shouldn't it?0-
  

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0It could be either. 02br 02br 00Are they thinking about the hospital taking charge and collecting them - so taken, or someone at the original place taking charge and arranging for them to go to the hospital - sent. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0It could be either.
  • 02br 02br 00Are they thinking about the hospital taking charge and collecting them - so taken, or someone at the original place taking charge and arranging for them to go to the hospital - sent.
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0It could be either. It depends on the point of view of the speaker.02br
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00Are they thinking about the hospital taking charge and collecting them - so taken, or someone at the original place taking charge and arranging for them to go to the hospital - sent. Are they thinking about the collecting end or the sending end?02br
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0This reminds me of a 01b00terrible02b00 headline for a short article that appeared several years ago in a newspaper: "Man hit by train rushed to two hospitals"0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10It could be either. It depends on the point of view of the speaker.12br
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10Are they thinking about the hospital taking charge and collecting them - so taken, or someone at the original place taking charge and arranging for them to go to the hospital - sent. Are they thinking about the
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