Timeline for Is it correct to say "my child likes to swing / dangle / hang from my hands" in this case?
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| Aug 7, 2020 at 13:38 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @Lambie: Julia dangled her son in the shallows. The boy kicked, spraying himself in the face. His eyes opened wide, then he chuckled and did it again. | |
| Aug 7, 2020 at 0:50 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Aug 6, 2020 at 21:31 | answer | added | joseph_morris | timeline score: 1 | |
| Aug 6, 2020 at 17:52 | comment | added | Lambie | @FumbleFingersReinstateMonica I fail to see how a child can enjoy being dangled. Only swung. | |
| Aug 6, 2020 at 16:31 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Actually, almost no children would be strong enough to be the "active" participant here - they'd almost always be completely dependent on Dad having a strong grip on their arms. So arguably it's more accurate to say My child likes me to swing / dangle him by his arms or similar. I don't know about other languages, but Anglophones would be much more likely to refer to arms rather than hands in contexts like this. And my guess is by would be much more common than from. | |
| Aug 6, 2020 at 15:50 | comment | added | Lambie | dangle and hang do no imply movement necessarily. If you kid was dangling from a rope five feet off the ground, believe me, you'd be worried. | |
| Aug 6, 2020 at 15:28 | history | asked | Tom | CC BY-SA 4.0 |