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Chenyincheng Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Show-and-tell

Hi

Can the school activity "show-and-tell" be used as a verb?

E.g. I'd like to show-and-tell my book.

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I understand it. I think it's acceptable informally at least. The word only dates from 1950, so it hasn't really had a chance to radiate into various parts of speech yet.

— Mister Micawber

  • I understand it.
  • I think it's acceptable informally at least.
  • The word only dates from 1950, so it hasn't really had a chance to radiate into various parts of speech yet.
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I understand it. I think it's acceptable informally at least. The word only dates from 1950, so it hasn't really had a chance to radiate into various parts of speech yet.
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