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John Aki Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Wording help please?

Hi,

Could you please comment on these words for me?


It pricked me.

I got pricked by it.

It prickled me. (Feel pain)

I got prickled by it. (Feel pain)

This fruit can be eaten once [ pricks / prickles ] have been removed.


Cheers

  

Top answer

John Aki It pricked me. Fine. Morons who giggle at that can giggle their heads off, for my money.

— Anonymous

  • John Aki It pricked me.
  • Fine.
  • Morons who giggle at that can giggle their heads off, for my money.
  • John Aki I got pricked by it.
  • Fine.
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John AkiIt pricked me.

Fine. Morons who giggle at that can giggle their heads off, for my money.

John AkiI got pricked by it.

Fine. Ditto.

John AkiIt prickled me. (Feel pain)

No. Prickling is less than pain, and the transitive use is odd enough to need a good reason for it

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