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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."



 
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #1 (permalink) Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:48 am   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

Hi

Would you say both of the following sentences correct and carry the same meaning.

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1- The slave was lashed with the whip three times.
2- The slave was whipped with the lash three times.


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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #2 (permalink) Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:41 am   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

Interesting! I think they are the same but lash would sound a little light and soft.
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:47 am   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

I think they are pretty much the same but I think "lash" sometimes just means "whip" but also is the word for the various bits of rope that make up a whip, so maybe the first phrase would be better to avoid possible confusion
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #4 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:43 am   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

What about:

He was lashed three times.
He was whipped three times.

Are they as good?

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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #5 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:19 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

yes they are good.
you can also say...

"He received three lashes"

but you can't say
"He received three whips"...this means something else.
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #6 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:29 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

What does it mean? You cannot tempt me like that and not explain it Smile
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #7 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 13:44 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

oh sorry! it just means "he got given three whips" like a present.
here "whip" is the noun
where before you've been using it as a verb "to whip"
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #8 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 13:50 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

Oh, I feel silly. Sure, like a present, kinda funny on second thought. Very Happy
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #9 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 15:37 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

I would interpret a "lashing" as a vigorous "whipping".

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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #10 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 15:55 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

MrPedantic wrote:
I would interpret a "lashing" as a vigorous "whipping".

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So people only "whip" horses to make it run faster, and not "lash" them?
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #11 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 16:55 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

Yes
I'd say "lashing" is a form of punishment, again like you mentioned in your example, commonly used with slaves.
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #12 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 20:01 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

I suppose it's not a good place to discuss the fetish aspects of this? Wink
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Expression: "He lashed me with his whip." #13 (permalink) Sat Jul 05, 2008 23:06 pm   Expression: "He lashed me with his whip."
 

siCantikManis wrote:
So people only "whip" horses to make it run faster, and not "lash" them?


A sports journalist might report that you had "lashed" your horse, if you had whipped it vigorously.

Barb wrote:
I suppose it's not a good place to discuss the fetish aspects of this?


This is probably already ET's most popular thread.

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