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Jun 12, 2016 at 23:46 | comment | added | alephzero | "Himself" is the most likely meaning, but if the teacher was talking about the toddler feeding the playgroup's pet gerbil, "he fed him self-confidently" would make sense. | |
Jun 12, 2016 at 22:24 | vote | accept | Piotr Kula | ||
Jun 12, 2016 at 21:59 | comment | added | Piotr Kula | Yea I suppose in the context of a toddler, the actual actions of eating and feeding are skills that need to be learnt. As an adult it just sound wrong. I wouldn't say, "Yea man, I fed myself that Quarter Pounder" Unless somebody was being sarcastic or a trying to exaggerate they stuffed their faces with the food. I think I get it now. Thanks | |
Jun 12, 2016 at 21:56 | history | answered | HemiPoweredDrone | CC BY-SA 3.0 |