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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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the same or same

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00I tried to understand the exact usage of these two below (How do you call this "the same"? A phrase? I tend to call any thing (?) with two or more words as a phrase eventhough they as a whole do not give out any appreciative notion. Am I right to call "the same" a phrase?) and their implications but having some difficulties. 02br
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01i00It is 01u00the same02u00. 02i02br
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01i00It is 01u00same02u00. 02i0-
  

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1i 00Same02i 00 is a word that is (almost) always preceded by an article or determiner; in that sense, I would call the phrase highly collocated or idiomatic. 0-

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  • 1i 00Same02i 00 is a word that is (almost) always preceded by an article or determiner; in that sense, I would call the phrase highly collocated or idiomatic.
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1i00Same02i00 is a word that is (almost) always preceded by an article or determiner; in that sense, I would call the phrase highly collocated or idiomatic. Therefore, your second sentence is incorrect.0-
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0 Thank you. As you said the word "same" is (almost) always preceded by an article or determiner, can you supply me with a precious one example of the exception to the general application? 0-
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1i00The word 01b00same02b00 is always preceded by a determiner.02br
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00'I'll have another,' she said.02br
00'01b00Same02b00 here,' I echoed.02br
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