Results 1 to 3 of 3
Like Tree1Likes
  • 1 Post By bhaisahab

Thread: laws against it repealed

  1. 30-May-2011, 20:01 #1
    GUEST2008
    GUEST2008 is offline Key Member
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Student or Learner
      • Native Language:
      • Polish
      • Home Country:
      • Poland
      • Current Location:
      • Sweden
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    1,630

    Default laws against it repealed

    Hi

    Nobody has believed in witchcraft for at least two hundred years; the laws against it have been repealed.

    I'm not sure what it means that the laws against it have been repealed.
  2. 30-May-2011, 20:21 #2
    bhaisahab's Avatar
    bhaisahab
    bhaisahab is offline Moderator
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • Retired English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • England
      • Current Location:
      • England
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    19,405

    Default Re: laws against it repealed

    Quote Originally Posted by GUEST2008 View Post
    Hi

    Nobody has believed in witchcraft for at least two hundred years; the laws against it have been repealed.

    I'm not sure what it means that the laws against it have been repealed.
    It means that the laws (which used to be in force) against witchcraft no longer exist.
    http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dict...british/repeal
    GUEST2008 likes this.
  3. 31-May-2011, 11:27 #3
    Tdol
    Tdol is offline Editor, UsingEnglish.com
    • Member Info
      • Member Type:
      • English Teacher
      • Native Language:
      • British English
      • Home Country:
      • UK
      • Current Location:
      • Philippines
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Posts
    38,766

    Default Re: laws against it repealed

    It does seem a bit clumsy as a sentence to me- something like have long been repealed would connect better.
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. [Grammar] in-laws
    By sane in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 08-Nov-2009, 22:37
  2. We consider that is our duty to obey the laws.
    By angliholic in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 15-Jan-2008, 06:59
  3. Laws for ‘ed’ usage
    By Skyscraper83 in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-Nov-2007, 18:50
  4. zoning laws
    By unpakwon in forum Ask a Teacher
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 17-Jul-2007, 02:48

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Hotchalk

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.1