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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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what's the difference between 'he hit me on the head' and 'he hit my head'?
what's the difference between 'he hit me on the head' and 'he hit my head'?
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Well, "on" suggests that the hitter has hitted the poor guy from above whereas the second sentence includes the meaning of the first one and includes all the other directions the punch ( or whatever ) could have come from. ( Oh my ***, this sentence is grammaticaly seen a complete disaster )
- Well, "on" suggests that the hitter has hitted the poor guy from above whereas the second sentence includes the meaning of the first one and includes all the other directions the punch ( or whatever ) could have come from.
- ( Oh my ***, this sentence is grammaticaly seen a complete disaster )
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Well, "on" suggests that the hitter has hitted the poor guy from above whereas the second sentence includes the meaning of the first one and includes all the other directions the punch ( or whatever ) could have come from. ( Oh my ***, this sentence is grammaticaly seen a complete disaster )
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the hitter has hitted the poor guyOops! The verb hit is invariable! (There is no form *hitted.)
The hitter has hit the poor guy.
Here is a list of the most common invariable verbs:
cast, bet, let, set, shed, spread, hit, quit, slit, split, fit, knit, bid, rid, cost, put, cut, shut, thrust, hurt, burst
CJ
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Case AssignerWell, "on" suggests that the hitter has hitted the poor guy from above whereas the second sentence includes the meaning of the first one and includes all the other directions...Umm, is it really so? If I grab a baseball bat and hit you on the head, have I to hit you from above? Maybe I'm confusing it with "hit someone in
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If I grab a baseball bat and hit you on the head, have I to hit you from above?
Yup! That's pretty much what you have to do!
(I thought you were learning American English. If so, you need "do I have to hit you from above?", not "have I to ..."!
Yup! That's pretty much what you have to do!
(I thought you were learning American English. If so, you need "do I have to hit you from above?", not "have I to ..."!
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Thanks for showing me this dramatic mistake....How could I forget that hit has no existing form like hitted..... I am really really sorry for that. No joke. Maybe it was some sort of regualrity that has taken control of me in that moment..... I hope I won´t forget it again
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Over-regularizing is actually a sign of progress. It's a stage that all learners go through. It shouldn't concern you. You'll grow out of it!
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