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I've never seen "landed" used as in the second sentence, but I was definitely able to understand from context that it was not being used to mean the same thing
by bobbyi_settv 7y ago
I've never seen "landed" used as in the second sentence, but I was definitely able to understand from context that it was not being used to mean the same thing as in the first sentence.
- archontes 7y agoYou've never landed a fish?
- hossbeast 7y agoHave caught a fish though
- cbetti 7y agoIs land an acceptable habitat for a fish?
- tremon 7y agoIs "landing a fish" the same thing as "watering a plant"?
- Frondo 7y agoI haven't, though I'm familiar with that use of "landed" for fish. As a lifelong native speaker (PNW English), I've also never heard "landed" used to refer to shooting down or capturing enemy airplanes. I could understand it from context, which is what I suppose the software is also going for, but I'd mark it with a red pen if someone showed me that sentence, just for clarity's sake (i.e. understandable from context but should be replaced).
- randcraw 7y ago'Landing' an aircraft does not imply shooting it down. 'Downing' an aircraft does imply that. These uses of 'land' and 'down' are military euphemisms for the use of force to compel a reluctant pilot to land. The difference is the degree of violence used. Involuntary 'landing' implies the aircraft is forced to land by a party other than the pilot because if the pilot did not comply the plane would be shot down or collide or crash. It usually implies survival of the pilot. 'Downing' also means involuntary removal of the aircraft from the sky, but does not denote that a violent landing did occur, only that the likelihood of violence is much greater because a (more abrupt) landing was forced upon the pilot. From what I've read, 'downing' usually implies the plane crashed.
- amingilani 7y agoHave you ever "landed" a deal? Or "landed" first strike in a game?