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Read it wrong ? Consider the sentence : I read it wrong. The intended meaning is clear that the subject read the incorrect thing ( or in other words read a thing incorrectly, say, reading 54 as 94) My question is, can read be used as a linking verb ( a verb that can be followed by an adjective that lets modify the object rather than modifying the verb always .. like in the sentence The flower smells sweet.) thanks for you input .. ... (Asked by LoveMachine)
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Nope, read can't be a linking verb. The sentence can be explained: subject-I, verb-read, direct object-it, adverb-wrong....(Answered by professor x)

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what is wrong wid this statement? my pen perforated thru my pocket. i know its wrong bt i vcnt figure out wat exactly is wrong it ws supposed to convey that the pen slipped thru the hole in my pocket. ... (Asked by book lover)
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Ah - perforated already implies that something has poked through something. So... My pen perforated my pocket. It is implied that the pen went through a hole in your pocket if you use the word perforated. You don't have to elaborate. If you say the pen perforated your pocket, it already means it went through the hole. Get it?...(Answered by free_your_fancy)

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Whats wrong with my pronouciation? Or everybodys ears? Hi my name is Zihao, when being asked to spell it, I said "Z", then they say "T?", then I said "No, its Z", then they seem to understand and say "Oh! E?" "I" has tiny problem I forgot what it is "H" has no problem because it sound unique "A"s no problem "O" is no problem So whats wrong? I say Z in BBC accent. Im Chinese. Thanks. Im kidding about the "BBC" accent, I think I got the right answer, "Zed" Thanks. ... (Asked by Z L)
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If you're using a BBC accent then I suggest you pronounce Z as Zed, not the Zee I presume you're using at present (which can sound like Tee or E)....(Answered by The Jade Merchant)

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two wrongs do not make a right, any words to describe this expression, in one word or two the most? any input on this last i heard if i remember there is a word that begins with the letter M to describe this, but i do not have the time to look through every word that begins with M, thanks for any input about this two wrongs do not make a right: ... (Asked by mark v)
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"twowrongs donotmakearight"...(Answered by concernedjean)

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how many people got it wrong? how many people got the wrong answer for the first word in the dictionary ?????? practically all of you apart from the ones that said a. But the proper one is the one I gave.Aa'chen an ancient city in Germany. Come on hold your hand up and admit it you were wrong. ... (Asked by sensual)
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Good job!...(Answered by Imaka)

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Meaning of verb " To wrong"? 1) I am suffering the wrongs. 2) I am wronged. Which sentence is usually used in real life? Thanks alot. please give some example sentence of how to use this verb. ... (Asked by Mao C)
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"I was wronged" meaning "Someone did me dirt" is a common use of the word. -MM...(Answered by Wonder)

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Is it wrong to do something wrong? what if I add two numbers together and the answer is wrong am I right to be wrong? Or am I wrong to be wrong? If I want the answer to be wrong am I right to be wrong? Or am I wrong to be right? I'm so confused right or wrong now. Why is wrong such a strange looking word am I spelling wrong right? or am I right to spell wrong wrong because wrong doesn't look right to me. if I say its left and you say its right and he says it's wrong and we all agree it ... (Asked by Ninja Scooba-Diver Circus Freak)
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You are so right....(Answered by cliffordex)

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why is "wrong" spelled wrongly in the dictionary? according to the riddle "what word is spelled wrong in the dictionary?" the answer is wrong. why is it so??? because wrong is spelt w-r-o-n-g and it is correctly spelled!!! i just don't get this riddle... can someone help me understand it better? thanks a lot... ... (Asked by wat_more_can_i_say?)
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Because "Wrong" is spelled w-r-o-n-g, therefore it is spelled wrong (w-r-o-n-g). You could use the same joke for ANY word...it just wouldn't be as "funny." It's a lame joke to start with. ;)...(Answered by jcurrieii)

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What's wrong with this sentence? I feel like there's something wrong with this sentence but I don't know what it is. Do you see anything wrong with it, how would you change it? Here is the sentense: When he first falls in love with Daisy, he knew that his social status was standing in his path of success ... (Asked by Gustavo S)
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When he first falls (fell) in love with Daisy, he knew that his social status was standing in his path of success I think probably just that word falls is kind of out of time in the sentnce falls sound more of a now than remembering when he actually fell in love with Daisy. Hope it helps a little...(Answered by Gourmetlicious)

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what does 'grabbed the wrong horn of a dilemma' mean? I know 'on the horns of a dilemma' means faced with a decision involving equally unfavorable alternatives. How about 'grabbed the wrong horn of a dilemma'? Does that imply making a wrong decision and now 'on the horns of a dilemma'? ... (Asked by XY D)
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It sounds to me like you'd choose the lesser of the two problems....(Answered by Wabbit)

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