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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Squaring up to
They squaring up to one another.
Are they preparing themselves to a fight or are they really fighting each other in the above context?
Are they preparing themselves to a fight or are they really fighting each other in the above context?
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Anonymous They are squaring up to one another. I would take it to mean they are preparing to fight, but not actually exchanging blows yet.
- Anonymous They are squaring up to one another.
- I would take it to mean they are preparing to fight, but not actually exchanging blows yet.
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AnonymousThey are squaring up to one another.I would take it to mean they are preparing to fight, but not actually exchanging blows yet.
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In US English the given sentence is ungrammatical. You'd say instead:
They're squaring off against each other. (That is, they're starting to fight each other.)
They're squaring off against each other. (That is, they're starting to fight each other.)
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