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Another mistake?
My book says that "marry" is not followed by a preposition, but "get marry" is (to).
However, in a sentence I've read: "if I was married to Johnathan", while I think that the correct sentence would be: "if I was married Johnathan". I guess this is a mistake (mistakes puzzle me ). Would you mind to confirm it? Thanks. |
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You could say "if J and I were married" I am going to marry Mary I am getting married to Mary Mary and I are going to be married Mary and I are getting married I am married to Mary Mary is married to me I am not married to Fred Fred is not maried to me. Does that help? |
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Silly mistakes! get married
My book talks about "to marry" (he married my cousin) and about "to get married to": It doesn't say anything about "to be married to", that's why I thought "to be married" wasn't followed by "to". Thanks. PD: it was a reported question: he asked me if I was married to J. So I guess "was" is correct here. Last edited by irmamar; May 23, 2010 at 01:36 AM. |
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I would say 'were' here, but many would not. Both are OK I think.
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PS "To marry" is slightly ambiguous, although usually the context resolves it. "He married my cousin" could mean "He got married to my cousin" or "He officiated at my cousin's wedding".
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Sometimes getting married is a bit more than just a silly mistake.
@Pjt: Thank you for clarifying... I had never thought about that ambiguity.
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And often the source of many plays on words.........
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