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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Shited / moved

Can I say,

(a) Her neighbour shifted the house / shifted to the new house.

(b) Her neighbour moved a new house and shifted the cupboard / shifted the new furniture.
  

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(a) Her neighbour shifted the house / shifted moved to the new house. (b) Her neighbour moved to a new house and shifted the cupboard / shifted the new furniture. This is a British usage.

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  • (a) Her neighbour shifted the house / shifted moved to the new house.
  • (b) Her neighbour moved to a new house and shifted the cupboard / shifted the new furniture.
  • This is a British usage.
  • In the US, the houses shift only during earthquakes and landslides.
  • We might shift the furniture around (reposition it within the room).
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(a) Her neighbour shifted the house / shifted moved to the new house.

(b) Her neighbour moved to a new house and shifted the cupboard / shifted the new furniture.

This is a British usage. In the US, the houses shift only during ea
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