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BirdyFlies Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Set, Fix
"He set the flashlight on the calico cat."
"He fixed the flashlight on the calico cat."
If I want to mean that he pointed the flashlight at the cat, would the above be acceptable?
"He fixed the flashlight on the calico cat."
If I want to mean that he pointed the flashlight at the cat, would the above be acceptable?
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Set usually implies a physical placement of one object on another. The flashlight was not placed on the back of the calico cat! "fixed" is the best choice if you mean the beam of light illuminated the cat.
- Set usually implies a physical placement of one object on another.
- The flashlight was not placed on the back of the calico cat!
- "fixed" is the best choice if you mean the beam of light illuminated the cat.
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Set usually implies a physical placement of one object on another. The flashlight was not placed on the back of the calico cat!
"fixed" is the best choice if you mean the beam of light illuminated the cat.
"fixed" is the best choice if you mean the beam of light illuminated the cat.
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We 'set' our own eyes, (minds, our goals) on something -We 'set our sights' on something -a person, a goal an outcome. Here, in your 'set' example, I automatically imagined you physically placing the light onto the cat and with 'fixed' it seemed you tied it to the cat. You are right by saying "I pointed it at the cat.' Thanks
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