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Holyduke Posted 15 years ago
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Useless to cry vs no use crying
Hi,
It is useless to cry over spilt water.
It is no use crying over spilt water.
is it ok to use (sounds weird) : It is no use to cry over spilt water. ? (if not, why not?)
It is useless to cry over spilt water.
It is no use crying over spilt water.
is it ok to use (sounds weird) : It is no use to cry over spilt water. ? (if not, why not?)
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holyduke is it ok to use (sounds weird) : It is no use to cry over spilt water. No. That's not OK.
- holyduke is it ok to use (sounds weird) : It is no use to cry over spilt water.
- No.
- That's not OK.
- It's a fixed phrase, and it's 'milk', not 'water'.
- There's no use crying over spilt milk.
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holydukeis it ok to use (sounds weird) : It is no use to cry over spilt water. ?No. That's not OK. It's a fixed phrase, and it's 'milk', not 'water'.
There's no use crying over spilt milk.
In general, It's no use or There's no use always takes the -ing form.
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I used water since there is a chinese idiom with the same meaning with water.
Why do we use -ing
I used water since there is a chinese idiom with the same meaning with water.
Why do we use -ing
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