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No. The overflow is happening at the time of the birth.
They were overflowing with emotion at the birth of their baby.
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They overflowed with emotion at the birth of their baby..
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| Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:59 am overflowing and overflowed |
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Hi, Mister Micawber
I quoted this sentence from my dictionary
I was overflowed with joy
My understanding is : if I say I was overflowed with joy it means that I had just reached a fever pitch of exitement, but if I say I was overflowing with joy it means that my feelings were still climbing "up the ladder".
Can you confirm it (or disprove it)?
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| Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:23 am overflowing and overflowed |
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I think it is quite odd, and that in any case the meanings cannot be differentiated so neatly. Which is your dictionary?
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| Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:02 am overflowing and overflowed |
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Well. that's a relief-- I was afraid you were going to tell me that you use Merriam-Webster's! At least, I am consistent in my criticism.
Yes, I think I was overflowing with joy is the common form. Let's check with Ms Google:
12,700 English pages for "I was overflowing with joy".
3 English pages for "I was overflowed with joy"
1 English pages for "I overflowed with joy"
Oops! She doesn't like the simple past-- but probably the following is a more common collocation:
515 English pages for "My heart overflowed with joy".
As for 'blame'-- no 'upon', in fact, no preposition in the active: She blames me .
My dictionary...has been blamed by you.
The Israelis have been blamed by the Palestinians for splitting the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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