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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Stock Fade

Talking about a politician in office:

"His stock dropped with the voters."
"His stock faded with the voters."

Could the second one be standard English?
  

Top answer

No. The metaphor refers to a company's share value, so it goes up or down; it doesn't fade. Rover

— Rover_KE

  • No.
  • The metaphor refers to a company's share value, so it goes up or down; it doesn't fade.
  • Rover
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No. The metaphor refers to a company's share value, so it goes up or down; it doesn't fade.

Rover
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Hi,

Don't start thinking that all English on the internet is good.
Be particularly cautious about the English in blogs.

Clive
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So, "his stock faded" in the sense of "his stock dropped/plunged" is not good English?
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Hi,

It's not idiomatic.

Clive
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