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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Wrong parking
Which of the following sentences is the most natural?
1. Melanie got a fine for wrong parking.
2. Melanie got a ticket for wrong parking.
3. Melanie was fined for wrong parking.
1. Melanie got a fine for wrong parking.
2. Melanie got a ticket for wrong parking.
3. Melanie was fined for wrong parking.
Top answer
got a fine/got a ticket/got fined are all ok. Your phrase 'wrong parking' is not a natural English one.
- got a fine/got a ticket/got fined are all ok.
- Your phrase 'wrong parking' is not a natural English one.
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got a fine/got a ticket/got fined are all ok.
Your phrase 'wrong parking' is not a natural English one.
Your phrase 'wrong parking' is not a natural English one.
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Hi,
The common term is simply
'Melanie got a parking ticket'.
Obviously, it's for parking illegally. They don't give you a ticket if you park legally.
The common term is simply
'Melanie got a parking ticket'.
Obviously, it's for parking illegally. They don't give you a ticket if you park legally.
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Ah, yes!
But what if the type of ticket is left unspecified, like this.
-- I got a ticket yesterday.
-- What for?
Can you answer:
-- For parking.
I know you can say, "For speeding". But "For parking" doesn't sound right to my ear, and in both cases it's equally obvious that it's illegal, because you got a ticket.
CJ
But what if the type of ticket is left unspecified, like this.
-- I got a ticket yesterday.
-- What for?
Can you answer:
-- For parking.
I know you can say, "For speeding". But "For parking" doesn't sound right to my ear, and in both cases it's equally obvious that it's illegal, because you got a ticket.
CJ
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Hi,
I think it all depends on the context that 'I got a ticket' fits into. You can say lots of things.
Clive
I think it all depends on the context that 'I got a ticket' fits into. You can say lots of things.
Clive
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