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Vlivef Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
'sew ON a button' (1) vs 'sew a button' (2)
Ex.: Please help me sew (on) a button.
(1) Is there any difference between the two alternatives?
One can find any number of either (1) or (2) in the internet...
(2) Would it be correct to draw a parallel between 'sew ON a button' vs 'sew a button' and the computer speak like 'click/press ON a button' vs 'click/press a button'?
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vlivef (1) Is there any difference between the two alternatives? Not really. vlivef (2) Would it be correct to draw a parallel between 'sew ON a button' vs 'sew a button' and the computer speak like 'click/press ON a button' vs 'click/press a button'?
- vlivef (1) Is there any difference between the two alternatives?
- Not really.
- vlivef (2) Would it be correct to draw a parallel between 'sew ON a button' vs 'sew a button' and the computer speak like 'click/press ON a button' vs 'click/press a button'?
- No, mostly because you don't press on that kind of button.
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vlivef(1) Is there any difference between the two alternatives?
Not really.
vlivef(2) Would it be correct to draw a parallel between 'sew ON a button' vs 'sew a button' and the computer speak like 'click/press ON a button' vs 'click/press a button'?
No, mostly because you don't press on that kind of button.
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