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    in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopoly

    In standard English or any regional Englishes?

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    Default Re: the verb ''to win''

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopoly

    In standard English or any regional Englishes?
    I am not a teacher and can't remember all the words, but I think it can be like this:

    Someone beats someone else.
    I think 'beat' requires a fight, or something like that, a competition.

    Bella always wins the race.
    Bella wins a competition and of course, she beats every competitor.

    John earns lots of money every year.
    I think it has to be deserved, John deverves the money he earns.

    A teacher can clarify this for us.

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    Default Re: the verb ''to win''

    [quote=Unregistered;277232]in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopolyquote]

    No, never. The correct way is to use the word 'beat' : 'you were clever enough to beat me at Monopoly'.

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    Default Re: the verb ''to win''

    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopoly

    In standard English or any regional Englishes?
    How about:
    .........to win the game against me.
    .........to beat me.
    Last edited by banderas; 07-Apr-2008 at 22:22. Reason: typo

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