Re: (In)transitive verbs

--- "Douglas Koller, Latin & French"
<latinfrench@...> wrote:
> >--- "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...> wrote:
> >
> >>  The distinction itself is straightforward:
> if
> >>  the verb takes an
> >>  object, it's transitive; if not, it's
> >>  intransitive.  English just
> >>  doesn't *make* that distinction sharply;
> most
> >>  verbs can be either.
> >
> >Specifically, English doesn't _mark_ the
> >distinction. We make it, as you described
> above,
> >just don't make a big deal out of it.
>
> Well, we have a *handful* that make the
> distinction. The two that
> readily come to mind are:
>
> fall vs. fell
Yes, that's true. Though most people have no clue
that "fell" is a verb on its own. Most people say
"they _cut down_ the tree".

> lie vs. lay
Another confusing verb! I personally try to avoid
that pair whenever I can, because I confuse them.

Padraic.


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