Spit on
1. Is this a standard way of speaking:
"I've never liked to be spit on, even by a superior."
2. If not, how would you express this idea? (Or how would you express this idea in a non-explicit way?)
Top answer
Christine Christie 1. " Being a non-native speaker, I don't know how stardard it is, but it is certainly correct. I think most Britons would prefer spat instead of spit, though.
- Christine Christie 1.
- " Being a non-native speaker, I don't know how stardard it is, but it is certainly correct.
- I think most Britons would prefer spat instead of spit, though.
- Being is also possible instead of to be.
- CB
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Christine Christie1. Is this a standard way of speaking:"I've never liked to be spit on, even by a superior."
Being a non-native speaker, I don't know how stardard it is, but it is certainly correct. I think most Britons would prefer spat instead of spit, though. Being is also possible instead of to be.
CB
0Christine Christie2. If not, how would you express this idea? (Or how would you express this idea in a non-explicit way?)
Do you mean it literally or metaphorically?
0Christine ChristieI mean it metaphorically.
Try:
I never liked being put down/trampled upon/insulted/derided, even by a superior.
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