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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

He was making a horn at my car. Or. He was beeping his horn at my car. Or. He was horning at my car.

Which one is correct and common?
  

Top answer

Only the second one is correct. The other two might not even be immediately understood by a native speaker.

— Blue Jay

  • Only the second one is correct.
  • The other two might not even be immediately understood by a native speaker.
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Only the second one is correct. The other two might not even be immediately understood by a native speaker.
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Other useful possibilities:
He was honking his horn at me. ("at me" strikes me as more likely than "at my car.")
He was honking at me.
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"horn" is a noun; it cannot be used as a verb.
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tamguatlay"horn" is a noun; it cannot be used as a verb.
Horn in the sense of a car horn can't be used as a verb, anyway.
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