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Bn77 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

The verb "find"

when is your book report due?
(a) I'll try to find it for you.
(b) Not until next week.

could the verb 'find' in (a) only be used to find a "physical object"? can't you say 'I'll try to find due date for you'???
  

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You can say "I'll try to find out " but since it's the speaker's book report that is due, it's not the sort of information he or she should need to find out for someone else. Who should I send my resume to at your company? I don't know, but I'll try to find out for you.

— BarbaraPA

  • You can say "I'll try to find out " but since it's the speaker's book report that is due, it's not the sort of information he or she should need to find out for someone else.
  • Who should I send my resume to at your company?
  • I don't know, but I'll try to find out for you.
  • That makes sense - you're obtaining information for that other person to use.
  • For me to find out when MY book report is due is not information YOU can use.
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You can say "I'll try to find out" but since it's the speaker's book report that is due, it's not the sort of information he or she should need to find out for someone else.

Who should I send my resume to at your company?
I don't know, but I'll try to find out for you.

That makes sense - you're obtaining information for that other person to use. For me to find out when
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You can find abstract things.

I'll try to find the answer.

I found peace hiking in the mountains.

I found my thrll on Blueberry Hill.

But I'm sure the correct answer is (b). (You probably knew that!)
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