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Is it proper to write "is stood"?
I read the following news about a boy who got punched by a kangaroo:
A young boy trying to feed a massive kangaroo got a stiff left jab in the face for his efforts.
In the video, he takes a confident step towards the marsupial, which is stood next to an emu.
But rather than take kindly to Dyson's offering the kangaroo delivers a solid punch to his left cheek.
While the whack clearly hurt Dyson, who walks away cradling his face, he does appear to have seen the funny side, which is more than can be said for a young girl who saw the event unfold. She can be heard screaming 'get away from me' in the background.
Q. "which is stood next to an emu" is correct? I think it should be "...which stood..." or "...which is standing...". Passive form of the intransitive verb 'stand' there is appropriate?
Q. What does 'which is more than can be said for a young girl who saw the event unfold' mean? It's really confusing.
2017年8月28日 11:27
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Fair question! I'd assume "is stood" has a similar meaning to "is placed" (ie. in the passive sense).
Funnily, the phrase "is stood" turns up in other articles online, and interestingly on the same news website (mirror.co.uk)! If it is an actual error, I wonder if a certain editor is to blame here? ':)
Question for UK members: would "is stood" be accepted to mean "is standing" in this context?
For the other question, we use "which is more than can be said for X" to mean that X had a very different experience. Danny laughed, but the young girl panicked.
2017年8月28日
.... the marsupial, who is stood/standing/sat/sitting/smiling next to an emu... are all good English. Speakers from Northern England use "is stood" more often than Southerners who would tend to say "is standing". The Daily Mirror and the Sun's English is quite good.
2017年8月28日
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