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    Quote Originally Posted by tdol
    'Is it such that separable phrasal verbs are best left separable when they have an object?'

    I don't think it's necessarily the case.
    Thanks. You've just saved me the trouble of trying lots of different examples and/or doing a search. There is only so much explaining that can be done about phrasal verbs. I held out very minimal hope that I had happened upon something else that could be explained about phrasals.



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    There are cases where one sounds better, and others where both are fine, IMO.

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    Thank you Ronbee, Cityspeak and Tdol for taking time off in helping people like me! Many thanks again! ^o^

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helped Wanted
    Thank you Ronbee, Cityspeak and Tdol for taking time off in helping people like me! Many thanks again! ^o^
    You are quite welcome, and I am looking forward to seeing more of your questions.

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    I'll second that.

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