Jorgo
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- Oct 14, 2017
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- Serbo-Croatian
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- Europe
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Could you tell me which of the sentences are correct, please? Or both are possible?
For example:
"Things have changed "
"Things have been changed"
In my native language, the second one would be more idiomatic, but the first one is also possible. Usually, the "things" are object of changing, therefore somebody has changed them, that's why the passive form would be more idiomatic in natural in my language. But in English, in movies I have heard a lot of times "the things have changed".
Likewise, today at our staff meeting I said:
"Since arrival of our new boss the working plan has been changed" (pointing out that there is a new main dog in the hood, who imposed changes of the plan).
I would like to hear some comments from your side, and I hope to have been clear enough to uderstand me.
For example:
"Things have changed "
"Things have been changed"
In my native language, the second one would be more idiomatic, but the first one is also possible. Usually, the "things" are object of changing, therefore somebody has changed them, that's why the passive form would be more idiomatic in natural in my language. But in English, in movies I have heard a lot of times "the things have changed".
Likewise, today at our staff meeting I said:
"Since arrival of our new boss the working plan has been changed" (pointing out that there is a new main dog in the hood, who imposed changes of the plan).
I would like to hear some comments from your side, and I hope to have been clear enough to uderstand me.