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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: collocation #121002 01/27/2004 9:52 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I always understood that collocation was the force that made some combinations idiomatic and not others. For example, you might break off your engagement, rather than cancel it or withdraw from it, or you might spend too much time on AWAD rather than use too much time on AWAD. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted collocation wwh 01/23/2004 7:55 PM Re: collocation Wordwind 01/26/2004 1:27 PM Re: collocation jheem 01/26/2004 2:02 PM Re: collocation Wordwind 01/26/2004 2:12 PM Re: collocation jheem 01/26/2004 2:37 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser Wordwind 01/26/2004 3:10 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser Wordwind 01/26/2004 3:22 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser Wordwind 01/26/2004 4:32 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser jheem 01/26/2004 4:55 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser jheem 01/26/2004 5:05 PM Re: collocurioser and curioser jheem 01/26/2004 4:49 PM Re: calling the Dr. Buffalo Shrdlu 01/26/2004 2:13 PM Re: calling the Dr. Faldage 01/26/2004 2:22 PM Re: collocation Bingley 01/27/2004 9:52 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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