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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the door vs the brakes
0 Why native speakers say "slam the door" but "slam ON the brakes"? In other words, how would you interpret "slam on the door" or" slam the brakes"? 02 br
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 "to slam on the brakes" 02 br
00 This means "to step on the brakes with a lot of force." 02 br
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00 If someone said, "I slammed the brakes," I would think that they'd shut the brakes with a lot of force. 02 br
00 "To shut the brakes" makes no sense, doesn't it? 02 br
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00 If someone said, "I slammed
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00 "to slam on the brakes" 02 br
00 This means "to step on the brakes with a lot of force." 02 br
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00 If someone said, "I slammed the brakes," I would think that they'd shut the brakes with a lot of force. 02 br
00 "To shut the brakes" makes no sense, doesn't it? 02 br
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0 I have another thread on "slam" in which I don't think slam is equal to shut but I'll have to wait for an answer to know for sure. If I'm right on slam vs shut idea, I wouldn't interpret "slam the brakes" as you did. Will see. Thanks for your reply. It's always great to hear different opinions 0-
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0 New2grammar, 02 br
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00 I don't think that "slam" and "shut" mean the same, either. 0-
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00 I don't think that "slam" and "shut" mean the same, either. 0-
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0 If you slam a door, it is the door that slam. If you slam ON (or into) a door, it is YOU that slam. 02 br
00 You don't slam the brake. You slam your foot on the brake. 0-
00 You don't slam the brake. You slam your foot on the brake. 0-
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0 I slammed the door: I shut the door with a great deal of force, as says above. 02 br
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00 I slammed on the door: NOT VERY COMMON USAGE! It sounds like perhaps someone shoved me hard from a few feet away and my body slammed into the door (and I would prefer "slammed into" instead of "slammed on"), or just maybe, I hit it hard on purpose. 0-
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00 I slammed on the door: NOT VERY COMMON USAGE! It sounds like perhaps someone shoved me hard from a few feet away and my body slammed into the door (and I would prefer "slammed into" instead of "slammed on"), or just maybe, I hit it hard on purpose. 0-
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01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 I slammed on the door: NOT VERY COMMON USAGE! It sounds like perhaps someone shoved me hard from a few feet away and my body slammed into the door (and I would prefer "slammed into" instead of "slammed on"), or just maybe, I hit it hard on purpose. 12 br10 Hi GG, so what
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0 I beg, implore, and beseach you to not use our dear president as a model for any type of grammar (or pronunciation, or idiology, or ... really, just don't use him as an example of anything). 02 br
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00 Here is an ascending list of force. 02 br
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00 She tapped at the door. (Picture finger tips, perhaps for a bedroom door, perhaps to not wake the person ins
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00 Here is an ascending list of force. 02 br
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00 She tapped at the door. (Picture finger tips, perhaps for a bedroom door, perhaps to not wake the person ins
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0 No problem! Not even for counter-examples! Got it! 02 br
00 It's commonly said that he is an example of dyslexia. I didn't mean he is a good example or model for any type of grammar. (oops! sorry, still using him as example!) Press <Delete>, <Delete>, 100 times. 02 br
00 Thanks for your elaboration and examples. All of your examples are actions using the hands
00 It's commonly said that he is an example of dyslexia. I didn't mean he is a good example or model for any type of grammar. (oops! sorry, still using him as example!) Press <Delete>, <Delete>, 100 times. 02 br
00 Thanks for your elaboration and examples. All of your examples are actions using the hands
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