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Mon 10 Nov, 2003 01:12 am
(1) I think the man who wrote "fight peaceful" wanted to express "fight for peace". But what is grammatically wrong with the his writing "fight peaceful"?
(2) On the door of a bathroom there is a caution card, saying:
When you take a bath, please close the door and switch on the fun without fail.
What will you feel when you read this? How to correct and improve this note?
(PS. I think why someone wanted to notice you " please close the door and switch on the fun without fail" is because he wanted to tell you "be careful to avoid gas poisoning.)
TIA
1. Should it read fight peacefully? It's kind of an oxymoron.
2. Should probably read 'switch on FAN without fail'.
The sign is probably written not so much to protect someones life ie. gas poisoning, but to protect their noses from stinky gas...
Peacefully fight? Valorously fight is Okay! I doubt the "peaceful" there is used as a predicative.
I should noticed that "fun" should be "fan". My carelessness/"my bad". Anyways, thanks.
Ah, that's it!
Fight: To attempt to harm or gain power over an adversary by blows or with weapons.
So either that writer is wacko, or he just barked up the wrong tree or misused the word.
Oristar, I interpret "Fight peaceful" to be a mistake that should read "Fight peacefully." Although it's an oxymoron, it is a possibility. Throughout the Cold War, there was no "war" between the warring parties. People can fight peacefully by arguing, debating, etc. There doesn't have to be violence or war. Fight peacefully might also be interpreted to mean "Fight quietly." Parents might say this to their children.
Context would help with this.
Hello all!
And Roberta, there is no context. I'm sorry.
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