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Tmn111 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

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Hi, is it correct to use "show up" while talking about things, not people?

Example:

Let me know if the amount I paid into your account doesn't show up in the statement.

Thanks.
  

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Your example sentence is OK (actually I'd say "on" rather than "in", but that's a different matter). No doubt it's possible to devise sentences where "show up" used of an inanimate object is unnatural, but there's no general prohibition.

— Mr Wordy

  • Your example sentence is OK (actually I'd say "on" rather than "in", but that's a different matter).
  • No doubt it's possible to devise sentences where "show up" used of an inanimate object is unnatural, but there's no general prohibition.
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Your example sentence is OK (actually I'd say "on" rather than "in", but that's a different matter).

No doubt it's possible to devise sentences where "show up" used of an inanimate object is unnatural, but there's no general prohibition.
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