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Healer Posted 10 years ago
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What is the difference between "eat it" and "eat of it"?

Does "eat of it" sugest eating some of it but not all?
  

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healer Does "eat of it" sugest eating some of it but not all? It is a Biblical (or at least a very old) expression which is no longer used except perhaps in poetry. It means to me 'have some'.

— Mister Micawber

  • healer Does "eat of it" sugest eating some of it but not all?
  • It is a Biblical (or at least a very old) expression which is no longer used except perhaps in poetry.
  • It means to me 'have some'.
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healerDoes "eat of it" sugest eating some of it but not all?
It is a Biblical (or at least a very old) expression which is no longer used except perhaps in poetry. It means to me 'have some'.
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