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#1 10-Dec-2012, 22:19Difference between "Light candles" and "Lit candles"
Hi,
Is there any difference?
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#2 10-Dec-2012, 22:36Re: Difference between "Light candles" and "Lit candles"
It all depends [as ever] on the context.
Assuming you are referring to candles which have been lit [ie "lit candles"], then the other correct term would be "lighted candles"; not "light candles".I'm not a teacher of English, but I have spoken it for (almost) all of my life....
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