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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Tenses
Is it just me, or are people more and more using the word "stood" (or "sat") when they mean "standing" (or "sitting")? For instance: "I was stood at the bus stop", or "I was sat on the bus". I notice that employees of the BBC (radio and TV) seem to be using this form of language as standard. Is this correct?
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If they are, it's wrong. Of course, "to stand" can be transitive, while "to sit" cannot. The guy is dead.
- If they are, it's wrong.
- Of course, "to stand" can be transitive, while "to sit" cannot.
- The guy is dead.
- Just stand him in the corner.
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If they are, it's wrong.
Of course, "to stand" can be transitive, while "to sit" cannot.
The guy is dead. Just stand him in the corner. (He is stood in the corner.)
Of course, "to stand" can be transitive, while "to sit" cannot.
The guy is dead. Just stand him in the corner. (He is stood in the corner.)
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Hmm. Although I would say "He stood the vase in the corner" (let's leave the dead guy out of it for the moment), I would never in a million years say, "the vase was stood in the corner." I don't really even know what's wrong with it -- it just sounds terrible to me!
On a similar note, it drives me crazy to hear "We waited 20 minutes before they even sat us." (Here, clearly, it should
On a similar note, it drives me crazy to hear "We waited 20 minutes before they even sat us." (Here, clearly, it should
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