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What is the rule for split idioms? Are they allowed? If they are allowed, under what circumstance they are allowed?
For example in one question the correct option had "such XXXX as". At another instance "but it also" was marked incorrect.
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Split Idioms. |
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| simplyjat wrote: | What is the rule for split idioms? Are they allowed? If they are allowed, under what circumstance they are allowed?
For example in one question the correct option had "such XXXX as". At another instance "but it also" was marked incorrect. |
Idioms defy rules - that's part of the definition of idioms!
So, there's no general rule for splitting idioms, other than "if it sounds right, it's probably right and if it sounds wrong, it's probably wrong".
Isn't that helpful? 
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| Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Split Idioms. |
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| Stuart Kovinsky wrote: | | simplyjat wrote: | What is the rule for split idioms? Are they allowed? If they are allowed, under what circumstance they are allowed?
For example in one question the correct option had "such XXXX as". At another instance "but it also" was marked incorrect. |
Idioms defy rules - that's part of the definition of idioms!
So, there's no general rule for splitting idioms, other than "if it sounds right, it's probably right and if it sounds wrong, it's probably wrong".
Isn't that helpful? |
So what should be course of action?
I can't trust my ears for right/wrong
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If your ear isn't reliable, then you need to make an idiomictionary (tm) for yourself.
Make a list of the idioms that you get wrong. Either train your ear to recognize them as correct or just memorize the list.
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I am working on the idiomictionary 
But I don't think that I will be able to learn all of then in time...
Do we have some standard source for idioms?
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