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Diamondrg Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

verb + invention

0My collocation dictionary says that 01i00"invention"02i00 can be used with 01i00"come up with, design | patent, register"02i00. I wonder whether or not it can be used with01i00 "make"02i00. If yes, why do you think the dictionary does not give 01i00"make"02i00. 02br
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01i00Sir Christopher Cockerell, one of the most amazing inventors of the 20th Century, joined Marconi as a wireless engineer in 1935 where he made 36 inventions, for which he was paid £10 each.02i0-
  

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0Collocation dictionaries do not list all possiblities; they list only the most important or common ones. 01i 00Make02i 00 is possible, but sounds to me like poor style, because 'make an invention' is clumsy compared to simply 'invent'... 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 0Collocation dictionaries do not list all possiblities; they list only the most important or common ones.
  • 01i 00Make02i 00 is possible, but sounds to me like poor style, because 'make an invention' is clumsy compared to simply 'invent'...
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0Collocation dictionaries do not list all possiblities; they list only the most important or common ones. 01i00Make02i00 is possible, but sounds to me like poor style, because 'make an invention' is clumsy compared to simply 'invent'... and adds nothing to the meaning.0-
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01cite10Mister Micawber12cite11i10Make12i10 is possible, but sounds to me like poor style, because 'make an invention' is clumsy compared to simply 'invent'... and adds nothing to the meaning.12br
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1i00He devised/created/conceived/produced/designed/built/originated 36 inventions.02br
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