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28-Jun-2004, 19:34
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18-Jul-2004, 07:44
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| I have my hair cut. ==> My hair was cut (by someone.) I have the film develpoed. ==> The film was developed (by someone.) This sounds weird to me. I have my ice cream added on some toppings. ==>Some toppings are added on my ice cream (by someone.) How do you explain this? |
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18-Jul-2004, 11:37
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| You got it backwards :) I have toppings added on my ice cream. FRC |
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18-Jul-2004, 13:36
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| Blacknomi, if it sounds weird to you, then try thinking of the causative as a passive itself.  |
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18-Jul-2004, 14:41
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