Timeline for Why isn't there a structure of "express something (to somebody)" in the dictionary?
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| Dec 2, 2015 at 2:29 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| Dec 1, 2015 at 21:41 | comment | added | TimR | It's common in bureaucratic lingo where it is often a euphemism for complained. | |
| Dec 1, 2015 at 17:17 | comment | added | stangdon | @StonyB - Very well put and much more complete and well-thought-out than my comment. I would only disagree to say that "expressed X to Y" is actually reasonably common. Although this appears to be a fairly recent usage, since it hardly existed before 1975! | |
| Dec 1, 2015 at 16:52 | history | answered | StoneyB on hiatus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |