Timeline for What is the difference between “do” and “make”?
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| Sep 20, 2013 at 4:36 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | I did say in my example "we can say", and between "Yesterday, I painted a painting " and "I did a painting" the latter is more common. However, to express this concept more clearly, a preferable way would be to say: "Yesterday, I painted a (landscape/portrait/still life etc.)". | |
| Sep 19, 2013 at 17:39 | comment | added | Peter Flom | I would say "acceptable" is about right. Not ideal, but not absolutely wrong. | |
| Sep 19, 2013 at 17:16 | comment | added | Tyler James Young | @PeterFlom: I agree that it sounds awkward on its own, but isn't it acceptable in phrases like “Van Gogh did a painting of sunflowers”? | |
| Sep 17, 2013 at 10:13 | comment | added | Peter Flom | I think "I did a painting" is very awkward. Better "I painted a painting", even if it's somewhat repetitive. | |
| Sep 17, 2013 at 7:45 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | Sorry, but what reference did you use? If you don't mind my asking. I ask because "do" can also mean produce which is another way of saying to create. For example we can say: Yesterday, I did a painting. | |
| Sep 17, 2013 at 7:23 | history | edited | hjpotter92 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 17, 2013 at 7:13 | history | answered | User12345 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |