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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
spend ... on/for/in
0 1. How much did you spend 01 b 00 for 02 b 00 that book? (Quoted from 01 i 00 A Dictionary of English Collocations 02 i 00 ) 02 br
02 br
00 2. How much did you spend 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 that book? (My own sentence) 02 br
02 br
00 3. We spent many hours 01 b 00 in 02 b 00 a pleasant conversation? (Quoted from 01 i 00 A Dictionary of English Collocations 02 i 00 ) 02 br
02 br
00 4. We spent many hours 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a pleasant conversation? (My own sentence) 02 br
02 br
00 Are sentences #2 and #4 also acceptable? 0-
02 br
00 2. How much did you spend 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 that book? (My own sentence) 02 br
02 br
00 3. We spent many hours 01 b 00 in 02 b 00 a pleasant conversation? (Quoted from 01 i 00 A Dictionary of English Collocations 02 i 00 ) 02 br
02 br
00 4. We spent many hours 01 b 00 on 02 b 00 a pleasant conversation? (My own sentence) 02 br
02 br
00 Are sentences #2 and #4 also acceptable? 0-
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0 2 yes, 4 no, IMO. 02 br 02 br 00 3 means 02 br 01 b 00 involved in 02 b 00 a conversation 0-
- 0 2 yes, 4 no, IMO.
- 02 br 02 br 00 3 means 02 br 01 b 00 involved in 02 b 00 a conversation 0-
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0 2 yes, 4 no, IMO. 02 br
02 br
00 3 means 02 br
01 b 00 involved in 02 b 00 a conversation 0-
02 br
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01 b 00 involved in 02 b 00 a conversation 0-
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0 spend for a book - OK 02 br
00 spend on a book - OK. I use this more than 01 i 00 spend for 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 spend hours in conversation - OK. 02 br
00 spend hours on conversation - No! 02 br
00 spend hours on a project - OK. ( 01 u 00 working 02 u 00 on a project) 02 br
00 spend hours reading - OK 02 b
00 spend on a book - OK. I use this more than 01 i 00 spend for 02 i 00 . 02 br
00 spend hours in conversation - OK. 02 br
00 spend hours on conversation - No! 02 br
00 spend hours on a project - OK. ( 01 u 00 working 02 u 00 on a project) 02 br
00 spend hours reading - OK 02 b
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http://forum.wordreference.com/threads/spend-money-on-for-something.1681431/
As usual, the absence of context allows us to invent intentions for the speaker or writer, and from these inventions or assumptions flow our interpretations of the meaning of the sentence.
As usual, the absence of context allows us to invent intentions for the speaker or writer, and from these inventions or assumptions flow our interpretations of the meaning of the sentence.
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I've just come across the question again whether spend has to be followed by on or whether it can also be followed by for. While doing my research, I realized that I have posted this question before (in this thread) and I've also come across this thread: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=
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