Can “keep” be used without a direct object? [on hold]
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For instance, "The magic keeps alive."
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For instance, "The magic keeps alive."
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The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
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For instance, "The magic keeps alive."
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For instance, "The magic keeps alive."
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The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
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The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago
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The magic keeps what alive? Or did you mean: "The magic keeps on living."?
– michael.hor257k
18 hours ago
@michael.hor257k Or "The magic stays alive"
– BoldBen
18 hours ago
It's sort of in the vein of "keep at it." I mean for it to have the same definition as "The magic stays alive," but I was just curious whether "The magic keeps alive" works, too.
– Ivy
17 hours ago
Do a Google search for "keeps alive" and see if you can find any instances of such use.
– michael.hor257k
16 hours ago
(1) It will keep. (2) It keeps. (3) The magic keeps. (4) I can keep it somewhere. (5) I can keep it alive somewhere. (6) It will keep alive. (7) It keeps alive. (8) The magic keeps alive. There is a slippery slope somewhere along here. The actual phrase in question is not very idiomatic—but it doesn't seem to be technically incorrect. It's just that people would question what it meant. Does it mean that it stays alive? Or that it is stored alive?
– Jason Bassford
13 hours ago