Mar 5, 2012 13:12
12 yrs ago
English term

make realize

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I just saw a funny greeting card:

http://www.someecards.com/usercards/viewcard/MjAxMi1iZjlhMjI...

"It's people like you that make realize how much I hate people like you."

I'm wondering though if it's grammatically correct. Is it really good English to say "make realize" without an explicit object?

Thanks for your help.
Responses
4 +13 It's wrong
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Non-PRO (2): trsk2000 (X), Ildiko Santana

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Discussion

British Diana Mar 6, 2012:
you're card is not alone in being erroneous Talking of erroneous greeting cards: I've got one here with this message inside
"So pleased at your exam success/You gave your all and nothing less/You get out what you put in, it's true/No-one deserves it more than you."
My sympathy for the poor texter who probably earns a starving wage churning out these rhymes, especially when the front of the card has in large letters:
"WELL DONE ON YOU'RE EXAM PASS".

Responses

+13
2 mins
Selected

It's wrong

Definitely needs an object e.g. "makes me realize".
Peer comment(s):

agree Jim Tucker (X) : make me realize
0 min
Thanks Jim. Yes, depends on what the subject is.
agree Kim Metzger : Make - transitive - to cause someone or something to be in a particular state or to change to another state make someone do something: This film always makes me cry. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/make
9 mins
Thanks Kim.
agree Tony M
14 mins
Thanks Tony.
agree Terry Richards : but in this case it's "make me realize" because "people like you" is plural / ooops, just noticed that Jim said the same thing.
27 mins
Thanks Terry. Yes, indeed.
agree Mark Nathan : to make someone realize something
29 mins
Thanks Mark.
agree Jack Doughty
38 mins
Thanks Jack.
agree Sheila Wilson
43 mins
Thanks Sheila.
agree LJC (X)
1 hr
Thanks Lesley.
agree jccantrell : Oh, yes, you have to have that 'me' in there.
2 hrs
Thanks jccantrell.
agree Charles Davis
5 hrs
Thanks Charles.
agree trsk2000 (X)
6 hrs
Thanks trsk2000.
agree Arabic & More
15 hrs
Thanks Amel.
agree Phong Le
1 day 1 hr
Thanks Phong Le.
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