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Taka Posted 15 years ago
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His father showed me all over his house, from the bedroom to the basement.
If 'all over his house' were omitted as:
His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.
would it still sound natural?
If 'all over his house' were omitted as:
His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.
would it still sound natural?
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Taka His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement. It sounds natural to my 74-year-old native ear. I'd say that the prepositional phrase "from x to y" is object of the verb.
- Taka His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.
- It sounds natural to my 74-year-old native ear.
- I'd say that the prepositional phrase "from x to y" is object of the verb.
- It's an interesting question.
- It seems like "to show somebody around" is either a compound verb or an idiom.
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TakaHis father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.It sounds natural to my 74-year-old native ear.
I'd say that the prepositional phrase "from x to y" is object of the verb.
It's an interesting question. It seems like "to show somebody around" is either a compound verb or an idiom.
I don't really think you can call "around" the
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Hi,
His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.
This sounds to me like a very old-fashioned way of saying
His father conducted me / led me from the bedroom to the basement.
His father showed me from the bedroom to the basement.
This sounds to me like a very old-fashioned way of saying
His father conducted me / led me from the bedroom to the basement.
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CliveThis sounds to me like a very old-fashioned way of sayingHi, Clive.
His father conducted me / led me from the bedroom to the basement.
Do you find the OP's original similarly dated?
TakaHis father showed me all over his house, from the bedroom to the basement.Thanks,
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Hi,
No, because 'show someone over a house' is a pretty standard phrase.
Clive
No, because 'show someone over a house' is a pretty standard phrase.
Clive
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Such omission would suddenly make the original sound old-fashioned. Hmm...
Oh, by the way, Avangi, for some reason, or maybe because of the French passage you've put below your profile, I didn't think for a long time you were a native speaker of English, and I don't know why but I thought you were much younger!
Oh, by the way, Avangi, for some reason, or maybe because of the French passage you've put below your profile, I didn't think for a long time you were a native speaker of English, and I don't know why but I thought you were much younger!
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AvangiOn the net we can be ageless - if we're careful.And now you've gone and spilled the beans!
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