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Timeline for Usage of Found and Find

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Aug 2, 2016 at 9:57 comment added oerkelens In principle, yes, you can, but in some cases the result may not be very well understood. You have to consider semantics (the meaning) of such phrases. A trained dog makes more sense than an understood dog, even if I think I understand what the dog wants. There are probably verbs that can cause trouble, so don't assume this rule has no exceptions (like any "rule" in language!)
Aug 2, 2016 at 9:52 comment added Joann Thank you, By the way, so we can use all past participles as adjectives in this way?
Aug 2, 2016 at 9:49 vote accept Joann
Aug 2, 2016 at 9:49 history answered oerkelens CC BY-SA 3.0