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irmamar
May 22, 2010, 12:03 PM
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 :confused: ). Would you mind to confirm it?

Thanks. :)

Perikles
May 22, 2010, 01:21 PM
My book says that "marry" is not followed by a preposition, but "get marry:bad:" 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 :confused: ). Would you mind to confirm it?

Thanks. :)The book is correct, Irma, except that surely it must be "if I were married to J", but that's not the issue.

You could say "if J and I were married"

I am going to marry Mary :good:
I am getting married to Mary :good:
Mary and I are going to be married :good:
Mary and I are getting married :good:
I am married to Mary :good:
Mary is married to me :good:
I am not married to Fred :good:
Fred is not maried to me. :good:

Does that help? :)

irmamar
May 23, 2010, 01:29 AM
Silly mistakes! :mad: get married:banghead:

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. :)

Perikles
May 23, 2010, 04:28 AM
PD: it was a reported question: he asked me if I was married to J. So I guess "was" is correct here. :)I would say 'were' here, but many would not. :thinking: Both are OK I think.

pjt33
May 23, 2010, 06:40 AM
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".

AngelicaDeAlquezar
May 23, 2010, 11:22 AM
Silly mistakes! :mad: get married:banghead:

:lol: Sometimes getting married is a bit more than just a silly mistake. :angel:


@Pjt: Thank you for clarifying... I had never thought about that ambiguity. :)

laepelba
May 23, 2010, 11:55 AM
@Pjt: Thank you for clarifying... I had never thought about that ambiguity. :)

And often the source of many plays on words......... :lol: