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Azz Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Went out for...?
Can one say:
a. He went out for fishing.
b. He was cruising for bruising.
It seems to me that a purpose clause has to be expressed with an infinitive. So it would have to be 'He went out to fish.' I don't know if there are exceptions to this rule or not.
As for '2', the set expression is 'cruising for a bruising' (where 'bruising' is a noun). There is a song called 'cruising for bruising' though and examples of 'cruising for bruising' can be found in google books.
The problem is that the sentence should be 'He was cruising to be bruised.'
Many Thanks.
a. He went out for fishing.
b. He was cruising for bruising.
It seems to me that a purpose clause has to be expressed with an infinitive. So it would have to be 'He went out to fish.' I don't know if there are exceptions to this rule or not.
As for '2', the set expression is 'cruising for a bruising' (where 'bruising' is a noun). There is a song called 'cruising for bruising' though and examples of 'cruising for bruising' can be found in google books.
The problem is that the sentence should be 'He was cruising to be bruised.'
Many Thanks.
Top answer
"He went out for fishing" is not natural English. "He was cruising for bruising" doesn't sound familiar to me. As you say, the expression is "cruising for a bruising".
- "He went out for fishing" is not natural English.
- "He was cruising for bruising" doesn't sound familiar to me.
- As you say, the expression is "cruising for a bruising".
- Apparently the song you mention was by a Polish singer, so perhaps the lyrics and title were written by someone whose first language is not English.
- Anyway, even native English pop song titles and lyrics do not always using correct grammar.
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"He went out for fishing" is not natural English.
"He was cruising for bruising" doesn't sound familiar to me. As you say, the expression is "cruising for a bruising". Apparently the song you mention was by a Polish singer, so perhaps the lyrics and title were written by someone whose first language is not English. Anyway, even native English pop song titles and lyrics do not alway
"He was cruising for bruising" doesn't sound familiar to me. As you say, the expression is "cruising for a bruising". Apparently the song you mention was by a Polish singer, so perhaps the lyrics and title were written by someone whose first language is not English. Anyway, even native English pop song titles and lyrics do not alway
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