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after this discussion on phrasal verbs i have decided to offer some alternatives for a few common english phrasal verbs. some are just appropriated verbs put into a new context, some are made up words.
1) to fit in - as in: i don't think i fit in here. i propose: to concorde.
e.g. i just don't feel as if i concorde here
2) to get along with (someone). my proposal: to sympatise*.
e.g. we just sympatised so quickly, it was amazing.
3) to fall in love. proposal: to phelange (pronounced as if it were french [that is, how i imagine it would sound if it were french])
e.g. oh, i just phelanged in an instant. like being hit by a wave as you checked for your clothes on the beach.
4) to stand up (to someone). proposal: to chest.
e.g. i was so proud to finally see her chest that fuck-knuckle boyrfriend of hers.
5) to give up (though in the specific example of something unpleasant that has dragged on for a long time, and finally, reluctantly, with a soul put grey, you give up on it. the giving up, however, can be in an active or passive sense). proposal: to elampse.
e.g. i) in the end i elampsed. i told him we either had to be together or we couldn't keep seeing each other.
e.g. ii) in the end i elampsed. i said we could continue as long as he wanted, even if he was never going to leave her.
*both spanish and french have a verb similar to our 'sympathise' meaning something like 'to get along' with. we made it into sympathy. which is generally an annoying verb. i have complained about this before.
posted by: joelistix at 22:34 |
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