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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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Thank you everyone, especially Jane for spurring up this discussion.


Is the following sentence correct?
Thank you everyone, especially Jane for spurring up this discussion.
  

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" Your usage seems more like, thank you for firing up the crowd. - A.

— Avangi

  • " Your usage seems more like, thank you for firing up the crowd.
  • - A.
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I'd say "spuring" does not equal "firing." Thinking of "spurring" as what you do to a horse when he seems to be faltering, in order to persuade him to continue on with full determination; I would say, "spurring on." Your usage seems more like, thank you for firing up the crowd. - A.
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Jackson6612Is the following sentence correct?

Thank you everyone, especially Jane for spurring up this discussion.Almost correct.
Thank you everyone, especially Jane, for spurring up on this discussion.
CJ
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Thank you, Avangi and Jim.
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