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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

tidies up

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0It's possible, but I'm not sure what it would mean. I don't usually hear it applied to a category of items. One usually tidies up an area or a space.

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  • 0It's possible, but I'm not sure what it would mean.
  • I don't usually hear it applied to a category of items.
  • One usually tidies up an area or a space.
  • I think of it as putting in order the things which one uses in his daily routine.
  • "02br 02br 00You would tidy up your room, your desk, your closet, the kitchen, the yard (less likely), the garage (less likely).
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0It's possible, but I'm not sure what it would mean. I don't usually hear it applied to a category of items. One usually tidies up an area or a space. I think of it as putting in order the things which one uses in his daily routine. It doesn't have to be your own stuff, i.e.you can "tidy up after" someone else - someone who doesn't "clean up after himself."02br
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0so, do you mean my sentence is incorrect? 0-
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0Not grammatically.02br
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01cite10Vincent Teo12cite10so, do you mean my sentence is incorrect? 12blockquote
10Right. In terms of context, people would not know what you mean. Are you going to fold them, remove the spots, organize them in your closet? You can tidy up your closet, but not your clothes, according to my experience with the expression .
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