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LATO Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Something is not around.
(on the phone)
A: May I speak with your boss?
B: I'm sorry, he's not around.
With things, can we also say "the book is not around" to mean "the book is not here" when it is not anywhere near the speaker and the interlocutor?
A: May I speak with your boss?
B: I'm sorry, he's not around.
With things, can we also say "the book is not around" to mean "the book is not here" when it is not anywhere near the speaker and the interlocutor?
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"not around" meaning isn't nearby or at that location is somewhat of a slang expression. I have never seen or heard it used with inanimate objects.
- "not around" meaning isn't nearby or at that location is somewhat of a slang expression.
- I have never seen or heard it used with inanimate objects.
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"not around" meaning isn't nearby or at that location is somewhat of a slang expression. I have never seen or heard it used with inanimate objects.
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LATOcan we also say "the book is not around" to mean "the book is not here"
Youcan, b0
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