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EyeSeeYou Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Shoot/Spell/Type
Sorry but I had to put all these three in one thread.
Is there a difference in meaning in each of the pairs?
1) To shoot AT somebody VS. To shoot somebody
2) To type something VS. To type out something
3) To spell something VS. To spell out something
Is there a difference in meaning in each of the pairs?
1) To shoot AT somebody VS. To shoot somebody
2) To type something VS. To type out something
3) To spell something VS. To spell out something
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1) BIG difference! If you shoot at somebody, you aim at them and shoot. You might hit them, or you might miss.
- 1) BIG difference!
- If you shoot at somebody, you aim at them and shoot.
- You might hit them, or you might miss.
- If you shoot somebody, the person is hit by the bullet.
- 2) Not much difference.
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1) BIG difference! If you shoot at somebody, you aim at them and shoot. You might hit them, or you might miss. If you shoot somebody, the person is hit by the bullet.
2) Not much difference. "Type out" has a suggestion of a slower word-by-word or even letter-by-letter process.
3) Sometimes these are interchangeaable, sometimes thaey are used differently. "Spel
2) Not much difference. "Type out" has a suggestion of a slower word-by-word or even letter-by-letter process.
3) Sometimes these are interchangeaable, sometimes thaey are used differently. "Spel
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I'm glad it was helpful -- sometimes (as with spell/spell out) it's much easier to give examples that to try to explain the differences.
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