Timeline for How to construct acceptable phrasal verbs [closed]
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| Jan 10, 2015 at 3:26 | vote | accept | Phil | ||
| Jan 9, 2015 at 17:06 | history | closed |
tchrist♦ Chenmunka user63230 Nick2253 Edwin Ashworth |
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| Jan 9, 2015 at 5:13 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | There are no rules, people can invent new words and expressions whenever they like, but whether other speakers will understand, recognize, remember or use these expressions/phrasal verbs is something entirely different. E.g. If I say "Can you see up a word in the dictionary?" you might well understand its meaning but the fixed expression is look up, and it is the one you should use in everyday conversation. | |
| Jan 9, 2015 at 5:01 | comment | added | Phil | Do you want to "invent/create" new phrasal verbs? Yes | |
| Jan 9, 2015 at 4:27 | answer | added | Jon Hanna | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 9, 2015 at 4:17 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 9, 2015 at 3:56 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | What do you mean by "construct"? Do you want to "invent/create" new phrasal verbs? There are no rules for learning how to USE phrasal verbs if that is what you mean. | |
| Jan 9, 2015 at 3:50 | history | asked | Phil | CC BY-SA 3.0 |