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Dec 2, 2015 at 2:29 vote accept Tom
Dec 1, 2015 at 17:55 history edited StoneyB on hiatus
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Dec 1, 2015 at 16:54 comment added StoneyB on hiatus @stangdon I love "not complete instructions for usage".
Dec 1, 2015 at 16:52 answer added StoneyB on hiatus timeline score: 3
Dec 1, 2015 at 16:12 comment added stangdon The short answer is because dictionaries give you definitions, not complete instructions for usage. "Express something to somebody" is perfectly good usage, but the dictionary cannot possibly cover every single way a word could be used, and in fact I think that that learner's dictionary may do readers a disservice by appearing to cover every possible case, when it actually does not and cannot.
Dec 1, 2015 at 16:00 answer added Peter timeline score: 0
Dec 1, 2015 at 15:10 history asked Tom CC BY-SA 3.0