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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Time...Traveled
http://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/27/business/air-canada-cuts.html
"The cuts depend on length of flight and time of week traveled, and are subject to certain restrictions, including advance purchase."
What is "time of week traveled"? "Length of flight traveled" makes sense.
"The cuts depend on length of flight and time of week traveled, and are subject to certain restrictions, including advance purchase."
What is "time of week traveled"? "Length of flight traveled" makes sense.
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g. weekends, night flights, etc.
- g.
- weekends, night flights, etc.
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When one traveled TIME, it suggests duration. "Time of week" suggests a specific point in time, unless I am wrong.
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That's what I said: a weekend flight time, a night flight time, etc.
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I am confused about the duration and point in time.
a "He traveled two hours."
b "He traveled Saturday."
c "He traveled ON Saturday."
In a), "travel" is used transitively, in the sense of "he USED two hours." In b), "travel" is used INtransitively, because b) is a shortened version of c), in which "travel" is used INtransitively, and "Saturday" is a point in time, not d
a "He traveled two hours."
b "He traveled Saturday."
c "He traveled ON Saturday."
In a), "travel" is used transitively, in the sense of "he USED two hours." In b), "travel" is used INtransitively, because b) is a shortened version of c), in which "travel" is used INtransitively, and "Saturday" is a point in time, not d
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I know that "travel" can be used transitively with respect to distance. Could it be used transitively with respect to time?
Going back to message 1:
"The cuts depend on length of flight and TIME OF WEEK TRAVELED and are subject to certain restrictions, including advance purchase."
Is "traveled" used transitively in "time of week traveled"?
Going back to message 1:
"The cuts depend on length of flight and TIME OF WEEK TRAVELED and are subject to certain restrictions, including advance purchase."
Is "traveled" used transitively in "time of week traveled"?
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