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 #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 17:31 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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I saw him in my dream. I dreamed about him. He came to me in my dream.
Depends on the context.
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 19:22 pm dream |
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usually we say: 'he came to me in a dream'
but that sounds like a book. in real life we might say: 'he was in my dream' or 'he showed up in my dream' |
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 20:46 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Milanya wrote: |
I saw him in my dream. I dreamed about him. He came to me in my dream.
Depends on the context. |
She/he dwelt in my dream.
What would be the context for this? ;)
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 20:55 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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Either you are in love or you have a sleeping disorder. Or maybe she is homeless and does not have a better dwelling place than your dream.
You made up the example. Who could know what you meant by it?
You should give the context.
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 20:59 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Milanya wrote: |
Either you are in love or you have a sleeping disorder. Or maybe she is homeless and does not have a better dwelling place than your dream.
You made up the example. Who could know what you meant by it?
You should give the context. |
How could you be that real? :) Well, the context is nothing.
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 21:02 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Gray wrote: |
| Well, the context is nothing. |
What do you mean? Do you think that context is not important, or you are just stating that there is no context given?
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 21:08 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Milanya wrote: |
| Gray wrote: |
| Well, the context is nothing. |
What do you mean? Do you think that context is not important, or you are just stating that there is no context given? |
Context is implied everywhere - it means it is 'nothing'.
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 21:45 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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Do you know what context is?
Your remark:
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| Context is implied |
shows that you are not clear on that.
I placed a definition of context in my signature. In a short while (6 more posts) you will be able to read it.
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| #10 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 22:09 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| To my mind "He came into my dream" can be considered as a possible variant. |
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| #11 (permalink) Tue Feb 17, 2009 22:15 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Twilit1988 wrote: |
My respected teachers,
''He came in my dream'' OR "He came to my dream" Which one is correct? |
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Hi...........Twilit1988
He came in my dream...is the correct one out of these two sentences. As HE is neither reaching anywhere physically nor HE has appeared to any physical location, the second sentence would not be suitable. Let us analyze the following examples:
He came in my memory
He came in my thoughts
The above sentences are denoting some imaginary destinations.
He came to my factory
He came to my guest house
The above sentences are denoting some physical destinations.
Hope I have made it somewhat clear..
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| #12 (permalink) Wed Feb 18, 2009 0:45 am Can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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I agree with Milanya.
The other phrases mentioned are either colloquial or require odd context.
Milanya, I believe Gray was playing a word game. When you asked what Gray's context was, Gray said the context was "nothing", i.e. Gray made up the example without thinking of any context so there was none. Am I correct?
Gray also said that context is always implied: I think that was meant philosophically only. Everything has some context but it may be very meager, to the point of being useless. When a sentence is offered on this forum, the context is the fact that it is in this forum by a learner of English. That is often not enough to work with, but it could be considered as context. |
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| #13 (permalink) Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:36 am Can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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I agree with Milanya.
The other phrases mentioned are either colloquial or require odd context.
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Hey, Cerberus. Why do you mind colloquial speech? Besides what's wrong with the variant "He came into my dream"? I'd like to know your opinion. As far as I know this variant is widely used and sounds quite good.
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| #14 (permalink) Wed Feb 18, 2009 17:39 pm can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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| Milanya wrote: |
Do you know what context is?
Your remark:
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| Context is implied |
shows that you are not clear on that.
I placed a definition of context in my signature. In a short while (6 more posts) you will be able to read it. |
How could I get away from the context? I would love to know what it is.
98 and counting ;)
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| #15 (permalink) Wed Feb 18, 2009 18:01 pm Can we say 'he came in my dream'? |
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Excuse me, Gray, do you mean that you don't know what context is? If so, we can define CONTEXT as a part of a text or statement that surrounds a particular word or passage and determines its meaning or the words before and after a word or passage in a piece of writing that contribute to its meaning:
e.g. I haven't seen him for ages till yesterday, when our eyes met in the shop. We stood still for a while, then I turned around and walked away. That night he came into my dream and said that it wasn't his fault in what had happened 9 years ago.
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