Re: CHAT: Hymn to Ikea (was: Re: Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

Nik Taylor wrote:
> In the US, "engaged" is almost never used except to mean
>"in the state between proposal and marriage"
I would have agreed if you had specified that you meant we
almost never use it as a adjective except in that sense.

However, we certainly use it plenty as a verb (as past tense
of "engage" and with forms of "to be" in all tenses).

--Tommie

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