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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
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"He shopped books."
"He shopped for books."
Could the first one be as correct as the second?
"He shopped for books."
Could the first one be as correct as the second?
Top answer
No.
- No.
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On some online merchants' websites, the headlines read:
"shop food"
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
Could those be overlooked errors?
"shop food"
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
Could those be overlooked errors?
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On some online merchants' websites, the headlines read:
"shop food"
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
These are also found:
"shop for food"
"shop for textbooks"
"shop for wine"
"shop for electronics"
Could the ones without "for" be overlooked errors?
"shop food"
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
These are also found:
"shop for food"
"shop for textbooks"
"shop for wine"
"shop for electronics"
Could the ones without "for" be overlooked errors?
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"shop food"
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
On the website, are these headlines or are they links that take you to a page where you can shop for food, textbooks, etc. ?
"shop textbooks"
"shop wine"
"shop electronics"
On the website, are these headlines or are they links that take you to a page where you can shop for food, textbooks, etc. ?
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JohnParis"shop food""shop textbooks""shop wine""shop electronics"On the website, are these headlines or are they links that take you to a page where you can shop for food, textbooks, etc. ?I think they are headlines (generated by google) that link to the corresponding websites.
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OK, I think I understand.
Like the New York Times, there is only so much space available on a page to communicate the information you wish to get across to your reader.
These phrases are abbreviated for the sake of space. They are not grammatical, but they are efficient. They get the point across with an absolute minimum of words.
Of course, it would be better to write "Please place yo
Like the New York Times, there is only so much space available on a page to communicate the information you wish to get across to your reader.
These phrases are abbreviated for the sake of space. They are not grammatical, but they are efficient. They get the point across with an absolute minimum of words.
Of course, it would be better to write "Please place yo
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