meaning of phrase “continuing their friend”
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In the following passage, the meaning obviously is "continuing to be their friend", but I wonder if this is merely a poetic elliptical construction or there is actually a grammatical explanation.
I have persevered in helping people all I could and continuing their friend.
Also, is my understanding correct of the meaning as “continuing to be their friend”?
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In the following passage, the meaning obviously is "continuing to be their friend", but I wonder if this is merely a poetic elliptical construction or there is actually a grammatical explanation.
I have persevered in helping people all I could and continuing their friend.
Also, is my understanding correct of the meaning as “continuing to be their friend”?
meaning phrases
asked Apr 5 at 21:13
ib11ib11
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In the following passage, the meaning obviously is "continuing to be their friend", but I wonder if this is merely a poetic elliptical construction or there is actually a grammatical explanation.
I have persevered in helping people all I could and continuing their friend.
Also, is my understanding correct of the meaning as “continuing to be their friend”?
meaning phrases
asked Apr 5 at 21:13
ib11ib11
5731520
In the following passage, the meaning obviously is "continuing to be their friend", but I wonder if this is merely a poetic elliptical construction or there is actually a grammatical explanation.
I have persevered in helping people all I could and continuing their friend.
Also, is my understanding correct of the meaning as “continuing to be their friend”?
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Yes, it does mean continuing to be. I would say the usage was a little old-fashioned, but it's perfectly grammatical. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/continue , definition 1.2.
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
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Not a phrase I have ever come across myself, I would call it bad English rather than poetry, but perhaps you can give more context, where the quote is from?
answered 2 days ago
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– TrevorD
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@TrevorD yeah, I already flagged it so.
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Yes, it does mean continuing to be. I would say the usage was a little old-fashioned, but it's perfectly grammatical. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/continue , definition 1.2.
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
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Yes, it does mean continuing to be. I would say the usage was a little old-fashioned, but it's perfectly grammatical. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/continue , definition 1.2.
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,60631518
It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
yesterday
add a comment |
Yes, it does mean continuing to be. I would say the usage was a little old-fashioned, but it's perfectly grammatical. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/continue , definition 1.2.
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,60631518
Yes, it does mean continuing to be. I would say the usage was a little old-fashioned, but it's perfectly grammatical. See https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/continue , definition 1.2.
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
6,60631518
answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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answered 2 days ago
Kate BuntingKate Bunting
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It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
yesterday
add a comment |
It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
yesterday
It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
It doesn't sound grammatical to me. Either "and continue being their friend" or "and continuing their friendship" sounds much better.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@ib11 - I never said the definition was wrong, just its grammaticality. The example has a preposition (in) which differs from OP's usage.
– Jim
2 days ago
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
yesterday
@Jim Thanks. But I do think this is irrelevant, since it is not something I am writing but something I was reading. So I believe we can just delete all these comments as they do not add to the answer to the OP.
– ib11
yesterday
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Not a phrase I have ever come across myself, I would call it bad English rather than poetry, but perhaps you can give more context, where the quote is from?
answered 2 days ago
Henry BellingerHenry Bellinger
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Not a phrase I have ever come across myself, I would call it bad English rather than poetry, but perhaps you can give more context, where the quote is from?
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Not a phrase I have ever come across myself, I would call it bad English rather than poetry, but perhaps you can give more context, where the quote is from?
answered 2 days ago
Henry BellingerHenry Bellinger
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Not a phrase I have ever come across myself, I would call it bad English rather than poetry, but perhaps you can give more context, where the quote is from?
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– TrevorD
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@TrevorD yeah, I already flagged it so.
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– TrevorD
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@TrevorD yeah, I already flagged it so.
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This is a comment - not an answer.
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This is a comment - not an answer.
– TrevorD
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@TrevorD yeah, I already flagged it so.
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@TrevorD yeah, I already flagged it so.
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