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18-02-2005, 02:22 PM,
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Words and fings...
andy Wrote:Revenge is a noun. I don't think I've ever heard it used as a verb. You'd normally use "avenge" to 'verbify' it.

According to my trusty Guide to Grammar the verb revenge should be used when the subject is one's self, as in: He vowed to revenge himself on his enemies what for what they had done to him.

The verb avenge should be used when the subject of the verb is acting on behalf of someone else, as in: He vowed to avenge his father's death.

However it does acknowledge the difference is slight, and that revenge is rarely used as a verb.

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Words and fings... - by Seafront Plodder - 16-02-2005, 09:37 PM
Words and fings... - by Sweder - 16-02-2005, 11:01 PM
Words and fings... - by William_Shakespeare - 17-02-2005, 12:21 AM
Words and fings... - by El Gordo - 18-02-2005, 02:03 PM
Words and fings... - by Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man - 18-02-2005, 02:22 PM
Words and fings... - by El Gordo - 18-02-2005, 03:15 PM
Words and fings... - by Sweder - 18-02-2005, 03:39 PM
Words and fings... - by El Gordo - 18-02-2005, 06:01 PM
Words and fings... - by Seafront Plodder - 18-02-2005, 07:47 PM
Words and fings... - by El Gordo - 18-02-2005, 08:19 PM
Words and fings... - by Sweder - 19-02-2005, 01:01 AM
Words and fings... - by Seafront Plodder - 19-02-2005, 08:18 AM
Words and fings... - by Sweder - 19-02-2005, 10:48 AM



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