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crinaoana
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Collocations
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Hello fellow teachers,
I am preparing a worksheet on collocations for a student and I �ve stumbled upon one which is giving me a hard time ;I can �t figure it out.Maybe I am just too tired ...I am really out of ideas.Here it is:
1.A..............has long legs and a small triangular body.
2.........apples are usually eaten by animals.
3.He used to .............all day-nobody likes people who keep complaining,do they?
I would really appreciate your help.
Have a nice day!
Crina
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24 Jun 2012
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almaz
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The word in common might be crab... |
24 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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I �d go with almaz - crab fits them all.
Although I haven �t actually seen it used as a verb, usually an adjective �crabby �. |
24 Jun 2012
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jannabanna
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I haven �t heard it used as a verb either although it gives "to crab" as an informal verb which means to find fault/to grumble.
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24 Jun 2012
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almaz
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Well, I think it �s a perfectly acceptable verb - formal or informal - which may be an alteration or back-formation of the Scots crabbit, N.Eng crabbed. (meaning grouchy, cantankerous, carnaptious). |
24 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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Other adjectives meaning something similar: tetchy, narky. Carnaptious??? Never heard that before! |
24 Jun 2012
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almaz
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Carnaptious? One of my favourite words - so expressive in its cromulence, don�t you think?
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24 Jun 2012
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cunliffe
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@ almaz What a � yer like?  |
25 Jun 2012
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