Re: [Dacco-users] Sunday puzzle
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From: Gill M. <gil...@ya...> - 2006-05-28 18:54:55
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Lou Hevly wrote: >>> cost? >>> >> Cost, yes, although used transitively this is of course not an >> irregular verb. > > If you mean "determine the cost of producing an article or undertaking > a piece of work", then I would say this was a fairly obscure use. > Surely we would more often say "It cost me 10 euros", for example, > than "Have you costed out the project?". However, the dictionary says > the first example is also transitive, though, like "have", you can't > make a passive of it. I was just teasing. > > "quit" is extremely common in AmE, in both the senses you mention. I > believe Brits would be more prone to say "give up smoking" than "quit > smoking", correct? Yes, definitely. "Quit" here sounds very American. ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com |