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Hafer Posted 13 years ago
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I was looking up information about popes and then I found this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_popes#Popes_accused_of_having_male_lovers_during_pontificate%20:
"Pope Julius III (1550–1555) was alleged to have had a long affair with Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte. The Venetian ambassador at that time reported that Innocenzo shared the pope's bed."
Should the marked portion be changed to either "Innocenzo slept in the pope's bed" or "Innocenzo shared a bed with the pope"?
Other examples I found on the web suggest different usages of the verb "share": For a hypothetical example with two people, Mike and John, and a table owned by Mike, I could write only:
"Mike and John share a table" or
"Mike shares a table with John" or
"John shares a table with Mike"
,but not "John shares Mike's table". Any suggestions from this forum's members?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sexually_active_popes#Popes_accused_of_having_male_lovers_during_pontificate%20:
"Pope Julius III (1550–1555) was alleged to have had a long affair with Innocenzo Ciocchi del Monte. The Venetian ambassador at that time reported that Innocenzo shared the pope's bed."
Should the marked portion be changed to either "Innocenzo slept in the pope's bed" or "Innocenzo shared a bed with the pope"?
Other examples I found on the web suggest different usages of the verb "share": For a hypothetical example with two people, Mike and John, and a table owned by Mike, I could write only:
"Mike and John share a table" or
"Mike shares a table with John" or
"John shares a table with Mike"
,but not "John shares Mike's table". Any suggestions from this forum's members?
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There's nothing wrong with the way it is written. It means that she slept with the Pope in his bed. John shared Mike's table is OK,.
- There's nothing wrong with the way it is written.
- It means that she slept with the Pope in his bed.
- John shared Mike's table is OK,.
- too.
- It sounds like eg Mike sat down to eat at a table in a restaurant, and then John came and joined him.
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There's nothing wrong with the way it is written. It means that she slept with the Pope in his bed.
John shared Mike's table is OK,. too. It sounds like eg Mike sat down to eat at a table in a restaurant, and then John came and joined him.
Clive
John shared Mike's table is OK,. too. It sounds like eg Mike sat down to eat at a table in a restaurant, and then John came and joined him.
Clive
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I feel that the usage of "share" was incomplete in the two examples. Two people could share an object. One person could share an object with another person. But to write "John shares Mike's table" or "someone shared the pope's bed" seems incomplete; the sentences should be continued like "John shares Mike's table WITH ....." or someone shared the pope's bed WITH ...."
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As written, I consider it standard English.
I don't share your concern.
I don't share your concern.
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haferthe sentences should be continued like "John shares Mike's table WITH ....." or someone shared the pope's bed WITH ...."The assumption is that John shares Mike's table with Mike, and someone shared the pope's bed with the pope. We don't feel the need to spell out the obvious.
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