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Thu 4 Nov, 2010 09:40 am
As my cyberspace girlfriend de facto, you should be proud of this identity and act on discipline.
No, not really. What do you mean by "act on discipline?"
Usually, in English, one puts defacto before the noun, as in "defacto cyberspace girlfriend."
@Setanta,
It means "abide by rules (discipline)."
@oristarA,
Use of other languages shoud be
underlined or
italicised.
@oristarA,
I don 't recognize "act on discipline".
1,360 hits for "act on discipline" in Google search.
1) Parent wishes school would act on discipline.
2) those serving in the armed forces or subject to discipline according to the Act on Discipline within Total Defence etc.
3) It's hard to act on discipline until you get official reports about players' behaviour,” Estwick said. “I can act on other findings......
Almost never do Setanta and I feel the same way about anything.
I was born in New York & I 've been speaking English for a WHILE now.
Maybe u know better.
David
You misunderstand. First, googling something is not evidence that an expression has been correctly used in terms of grammar. Stupid people post things online, too, and many people posting online in English are not native speakeres of English to begin with. Second, the use of "act on discipline" in the examples you provide refers to persons or organizations which are acting to assure that discipline is imposed. That would not make any sense in the sentence you propose in the initial post.
@oristarA,
As my cyberspace girlfriend de facto, you should be proud of this identity and
act on discipline.
Why don't you paraphrase the underlined portion, Ori. That may get us all closer in understanding exactly what you are trying to say.
@JTT,
act on discipline ====>>> behave according to discipline ====>>> take any action according to rules =====>>> behave oneself with good standards
@oristarA,
Quote:act on discipline ====>>> behave according to discipline ====>>> take any action according to rules =====>>> behave oneself with good standards
As my cyberspace girlfriend de facto, you should be proud of this identity and act on discipline.
As my de facto cyberspace girlfriend, you should be proud of this identity and act in a disciplined fashion/act accordingly/act by the rules/act in a respectable manner/ [I'm sure there are others]
@oristarA,
behave according to discipline --> behave in the manner of a disciplined person --> behave the way a disciplined person would
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