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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Use of steal

Hi

Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural in spoken/written English?

steal as a noun...

This shirt is a steal at $2. [steal in the sense of an excellent bargain]

steal as a verb

Anger stole over me after everyone left. [took over me silently]

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural in spoken/written English? The first is casual/informal; the second is formal/literary.

— Mister Micawber

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  • Tom Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural in spoken/written English?
  • The first is casual/informal; the second is formal/literary.
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Mr. TomCould you please tell me if these sentences are natural in spoken/written English?
The first is casual/informal; the second is formal/literary.
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