I'm really glad to hear the analysis and examples worked. They seemed almost like overdoing it when I was writing these, but OTOH, having someone just say "that's purple" or "epithets are boring" without saying *why* can be really frustrating, if you don't already know why they can be a problem.
(asnd the warrick/gambler one was wonderful!)
*G* I have to admit, I love that example. I was cackling to myself as I wrote it up.
the transitive/intransitive examples; i didn't read a couple of them intuitively as wrong, because in my native language they are intransitive (or can be).
*nodding* It doesn't bother me when a non-native speaker does it, for that very reason. :) But for a native speaker, basic words like the ones I listed should be part of their natural language, and I'd bet anything that they'd never leave out the object when speaking aloud, just because it would feel wrong.
Which makes me go all muttery and grumpy, and want to tell them to read their stories aloud before they post, if they can't hear them in their heads as they go. *g*
no subject
I'm really glad to hear the analysis and examples worked. They seemed almost like overdoing it when I was writing these, but OTOH, having someone just say "that's purple" or "epithets are boring" without saying *why* can be really frustrating, if you don't already know why they can be a problem.
(asnd the warrick/gambler one was wonderful!)
*G* I have to admit, I love that example. I was cackling to myself as I wrote it up.
the transitive/intransitive examples; i didn't read a couple of them intuitively as wrong, because in my native language they are intransitive (or can be).
*nodding* It doesn't bother me when a non-native speaker does it, for that very reason. :) But for a native speaker, basic words like the ones I listed should be part of their natural language, and I'd bet anything that they'd never leave out the object when speaking aloud, just because it would feel wrong.
Which makes me go all muttery and grumpy, and want to tell them to read their stories aloud before they post, if they can't hear them in their heads as they go. *g*