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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

take cover/shelter

It was raining hard and I couldn't find any place to take cover/shelter.

Hi,
Do both cover and shelter fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks.
  

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Yes but, " A place to shelter ", not " A place to take shelter ".

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  • Yes but, " A place to shelter ", not " A place to take shelter ".
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Yes but, "A place to shelter", not "A place to take shelter".
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The noun version (a place to take shelter) is not really unusual in AmE, although the intransitive verb is also quite common (a place to shelter). The transitive is very common - a place to shelter your pets, or shelter your savings from taxes. -A.
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