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hvit 09-20-2007 10:38 AM
absorb
 
(1) Ted was lost on the new book.
(2) Ted was lost in the new book.
(3) Ted was absorbed on the new book.
(4) Ted was absorbed in the new book.
Hi, are any of the above sentences are natural and OK?

Seiryuu 09-21-2007 01:56 AM
If you change in -> into in (4), both (2) and (4) will be correct.

Excessum 09-21-2007 02:36 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hvit (Post 239634)
(1) Ted was lost on the new book.
(2) Ted was lost in the new book.
(3) Ted was absorbed on the new book.
(4) Ted was absorbed in the new book.

(2) is ok and (4) could be correct if you changed it like this: Ted was absorbed by the new book.

LadyMoonlight 09-21-2007 11:41 AM
Never mind.

Katchan6 09-21-2007 11:45 AM
i believe its ted
lol
yeah wat everyone else said

Seiryuu 09-22-2007 01:17 AM
Wait, are we talking about the literal meaning of absorb or the literal meaning?

t3hcur3 09-30-2007 07:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hvit (Post 239634)
(1) Ted was lost on the new book.
(2) Ted was lost in the new book.
(3) Ted was absorbed on the new book.
(4) Ted was absorbed in the new book.
Hi, are any of the above sentences are natural and OK?
(2) sounds good to me, (3) doesn't sound right, ON should be BY, (4) also good, either BY or IN works well there in that sentance. (1) sounds a little bit odd...kind of.

hope that was helpful..:)


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