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have been vs have gone. | Why no determiner in "Cook dinner"?

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#16 (permalink) Mon Oct 06, 2008 17:02 pm give on v. give onto

Yankee wrote:

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I'm glad you agree, M.
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I agree that he may be using it that way, but I'm not sure I agree with his choice of words.

I'm not sure I agree with the limitation you place on "give on"

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Perhaps the use of "on" is more likely when what you see beyond an open door is more distant or vast, or is being looked at in a more stationary way.

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