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Old 09-Oct-2003, 05:25
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Default Re: The Hidden Evidence: The Past Family

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Originally Posted by shun
Please double check the word tackle. It is both transitive and intransitive. Usually we use transitive; only in some ball games do we use intransitive.

However, thank you for the reminder. It is probably that I am wrong.
I am always getting those two words (transitive and intransitive) mixed up. In any case, tackle a problem is a common collocation. Tackle with is not used. It is indeed probable that you are wrong.

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