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Taking and Making Decisions
December 6, 2013 9:51 am
(@grantbarrett)
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Do you take a decision or make a decision? Generally, Americans make decisions, while the British may do either. Take and make in this situation are what are known as light verbs, meaning they don't add much to the sentence, since you could just as easily use the word decided. This is part of a complete episode.
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