Today while i was studying english i saw a rule that tells me that I can not use the "burgle" verb with cars or banks but with houses ,flats or buildings.
I checked this on the internet and saw burgle was used with cars too . Just not with banks . Can you help me ?
Which should I use - "burgle"
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Re: Which should I use - "burgle"
I asked this to our american native english speaker and he told me that it is used in daily converstions but it is not really gramatically correct.
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Re: Which should I use - "burgle"
burgle is the verb and burglary the noun
Dictionary definition of burglary is: the act of breaking into a house or other building to steal
You can find any language you like if you try hard enough on the Internet but that doesn't change the dictionary definition.
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Dictionary definition of burglary is: the act of breaking into a house or other building to steal
You can find any language you like if you try hard enough on the Internet but that doesn't change the dictionary definition.
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Re: Which should I use - "burgle"
That is why I asked it in here :) thanks for the answer.