From: lakr (lakr@netcom.com)
Date: Wed Sep 02 1998 - 12:36:40 EDT
> At 12:08 PM 9/2/98 -0400, Jonathan Robie wrote:
>
> Sharon sprayed water on the plants.
> Sharon sprayed the plants with water.
Sharon sprayed water into the plant. [ one of those swamp plants that
looks like a horn of plenty ]
Sharon sprayed the plant with water. [ the one which contained the water ]
> Carla poured lemonade into the pitcher.
> Carla poured the pitcher with lemonade. **
> I imagine that most people can't really give me a good explanation for why
> the above verbs behave as they do, especially since the verbs are closely
> related.
> Jonathan
Jonathan, are you sure it is the verb ?
Larry Kruper
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