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Q: Carol was operated on last night.
In this sentence, I wonder the preposition "on" can be dropped without any difference of meaning.
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asked Nov 17 at 13:00
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Q: Carol was operated on last night.
In this sentence, I wonder the preposition "on" can be dropped without any difference of meaning.
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If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
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@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
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If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30
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Q: Carol was operated on last night.
In this sentence, I wonder the preposition "on" can be dropped without any difference of meaning.
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Q: Carol was operated on last night.
In this sentence, I wonder the preposition "on" can be dropped without any difference of meaning.
word-choice word-usage
word-choice word-usage
asked Nov 17 at 13:00
Fellix
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put on hold as off-topic by Janus Bahs Jacquet, MetaEd♦ Nov 18 at 21:57
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If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
1
@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
2
If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30
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If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
1
@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
2
If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30
If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
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@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
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If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30
If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30
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If Carol is a program or a piece of machinery that you can operate, then yes. If she’s a human being, then probably no (we don’t normally operate people the way we operate machinery).
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 13:05
Carol was operated by a doctor last night. How about this sentence? I think this sentence is incorrect.
– Fellix
Nov 17 at 13:21
"Operated on", in this context, has a specific idiomatic meaning. Dropping the "on" destroys the idiom. Saying "Carol was operated by a doctor" would imply that there was sexual activity between the two.
– Hot Licks
Nov 17 at 13:42
1
@HotLicks Sexual activity?! Where do you get this from?
– michael.hor257k
Nov 17 at 14:05
2
If you have undergone a surgical operation, you have been operated on.
– Kate Bunting
Nov 17 at 14:30