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A dog followed the man into the store.




Is it only me who thinks the sentence above means both?




  1. A dog was walking behind the man into the store.

  2. The man got into the store by the following of a dog.


I think it's possible the sentence means both, although the second version sounds very weird, but anyways, it can be interpreted the 2nd way.






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    We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

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  • No, it can't be interpreted the second way . . .

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A dog followed the man into the store.




Is it only me who thinks the sentence above means both?




  1. A dog was walking behind the man into the store.

  2. The man got into the store by the following of a dog.


I think it's possible the sentence means both, although the second version sounds very weird, but anyways, it can be interpreted the 2nd way.






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    We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

    – Tᴚoɯɐuo
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  • No, it can't be interpreted the second way . . .

    – Jason Bassford
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A dog followed the man into the store.




Is it only me who thinks the sentence above means both?




  1. A dog was walking behind the man into the store.

  2. The man got into the store by the following of a dog.


I think it's possible the sentence means both, although the second version sounds very weird, but anyways, it can be interpreted the 2nd way.






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A dog followed the man into the store.




Is it only me who thinks the sentence above means both?




  1. A dog was walking behind the man into the store.

  2. The man got into the store by the following of a dog.


I think it's possible the sentence means both, although the second version sounds very weird, but anyways, it can be interpreted the 2nd way.






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    We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

    – Tᴚoɯɐuo
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  • No, it can't be interpreted the second way . . .

    – Jason Bassford
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    We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

    – Tᴚoɯɐuo
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  • No, it can't be interpreted the second way . . .

    – Jason Bassford
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We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

– Tᴚoɯɐuo
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We use the verb lead (past tense led) to express your second meaning, where the dog is guiding the man. The dog led the man into the store. As StoneyB says in his answer, follow someone never means "cause someone to be led".

– Tᴚoɯɐuo
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No, it can't be interpreted the second way . . .

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Your conjecture is invalid.



Follow takes an object and an optional locative complement designating the destination or path of movement. But it never has a causative sense: the subject does not cause the object to move.






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  • Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

    – SIS
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  • @SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

    – StoneyB
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  • Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

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I don't know what you mean by the second sentence, it makes no sense to me. The sentence you are asking about means: a man walks into the store and is followed by a dog. The dog is walking behind the man.






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  • I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

    – SIS
    4 hours ago











  • The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

    – anouk
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

    – SIS
    4 hours ago



















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You are correct that your second sentence "sounds very weird". That is because it makes no sense. It seems to suggest that the man somehow got into the store (was allowed to enter) because he followed the dog, which is just plain crazy, unless the shop only allows humans to enter if a dog goes in first. Maybe you mean "the man went into the store, followed by the dog". We can use "follow" two ways: to literally move along behind someone or something, whether deliberately or not, e.g. the car followed a truck, I followed my sister into the kitchen, or it can mean to happen after something else, e.g. New Year follows Christmas, the fight was followed by the arrival of the police.



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  • Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

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Your conjecture is invalid.



Follow takes an object and an optional locative complement designating the destination or path of movement. But it never has a causative sense: the subject does not cause the object to move.






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  • Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

    – SIS
    2 hours ago











  • @SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago











  • Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

    – Michael Harvey
    19 mins ago


















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Your conjecture is invalid.



Follow takes an object and an optional locative complement designating the destination or path of movement. But it never has a causative sense: the subject does not cause the object to move.






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  • Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

    – SIS
    2 hours ago











  • @SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago











  • Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

    – Michael Harvey
    19 mins ago
















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Your conjecture is invalid.



Follow takes an object and an optional locative complement designating the destination or path of movement. But it never has a causative sense: the subject does not cause the object to move.






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Your conjecture is invalid.



Follow takes an object and an optional locative complement designating the destination or path of movement. But it never has a causative sense: the subject does not cause the object to move.







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  • Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

    – SIS
    2 hours ago











  • @SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago











  • Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

    – Michael Harvey
    19 mins ago





















  • Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

    – SIS
    2 hours ago











  • @SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

    – StoneyB
    1 hour ago











  • Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

    – Michael Harvey
    19 mins ago



















Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

– SIS
2 hours ago





Is the reason my conjecture is invalid just that the 2nd doesn't make sense?

– SIS
2 hours ago













@SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

– StoneyB
1 hour ago





@SIS It is invalid and the second "doesn't make sense" because follow never has the causative meaning which you attribute to it.

– StoneyB
1 hour ago













Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

– Michael Harvey
19 mins ago







Maybe the dog chased the man into the store?

– Michael Harvey
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I don't know what you mean by the second sentence, it makes no sense to me. The sentence you are asking about means: a man walks into the store and is followed by a dog. The dog is walking behind the man.






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  • I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

    – SIS
    4 hours ago











  • The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

    – anouk
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

    – SIS
    4 hours ago
















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I don't know what you mean by the second sentence, it makes no sense to me. The sentence you are asking about means: a man walks into the store and is followed by a dog. The dog is walking behind the man.






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  • I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

    – SIS
    4 hours ago











  • The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

    – anouk
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

    – SIS
    4 hours ago














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I don't know what you mean by the second sentence, it makes no sense to me. The sentence you are asking about means: a man walks into the store and is followed by a dog. The dog is walking behind the man.






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I don't know what you mean by the second sentence, it makes no sense to me. The sentence you are asking about means: a man walks into the store and is followed by a dog. The dog is walking behind the man.







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  • I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

    – SIS
    4 hours ago











  • The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

    – anouk
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

    – SIS
    4 hours ago



















  • I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

    – SIS
    4 hours ago











  • The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

    – anouk
    4 hours ago











  • Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

    – SIS
    4 hours ago

















I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

– SIS
4 hours ago





I think the 2nd interpretation can be possible if we think "to be" is implied as in "A dog followed the man (to be) into the store".

– SIS
4 hours ago













The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

– anouk
4 hours ago





The " to be " makes no sense, just say: the dog followed the man into the store.

– anouk
4 hours ago













Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

– SIS
4 hours ago





Yes, I know it doesn't make sense at all, but I just suggest another possible interpretation with the perspective.

– SIS
4 hours ago











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You are correct that your second sentence "sounds very weird". That is because it makes no sense. It seems to suggest that the man somehow got into the store (was allowed to enter) because he followed the dog, which is just plain crazy, unless the shop only allows humans to enter if a dog goes in first. Maybe you mean "the man went into the store, followed by the dog". We can use "follow" two ways: to literally move along behind someone or something, whether deliberately or not, e.g. the car followed a truck, I followed my sister into the kitchen, or it can mean to happen after something else, e.g. New Year follows Christmas, the fight was followed by the arrival of the police.



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  • Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

    – Jason Bassford
    1 hour ago


















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You are correct that your second sentence "sounds very weird". That is because it makes no sense. It seems to suggest that the man somehow got into the store (was allowed to enter) because he followed the dog, which is just plain crazy, unless the shop only allows humans to enter if a dog goes in first. Maybe you mean "the man went into the store, followed by the dog". We can use "follow" two ways: to literally move along behind someone or something, whether deliberately or not, e.g. the car followed a truck, I followed my sister into the kitchen, or it can mean to happen after something else, e.g. New Year follows Christmas, the fight was followed by the arrival of the police.



Follow






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  • Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

    – Jason Bassford
    1 hour ago
















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You are correct that your second sentence "sounds very weird". That is because it makes no sense. It seems to suggest that the man somehow got into the store (was allowed to enter) because he followed the dog, which is just plain crazy, unless the shop only allows humans to enter if a dog goes in first. Maybe you mean "the man went into the store, followed by the dog". We can use "follow" two ways: to literally move along behind someone or something, whether deliberately or not, e.g. the car followed a truck, I followed my sister into the kitchen, or it can mean to happen after something else, e.g. New Year follows Christmas, the fight was followed by the arrival of the police.



Follow






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You are correct that your second sentence "sounds very weird". That is because it makes no sense. It seems to suggest that the man somehow got into the store (was allowed to enter) because he followed the dog, which is just plain crazy, unless the shop only allows humans to enter if a dog goes in first. Maybe you mean "the man went into the store, followed by the dog". We can use "follow" two ways: to literally move along behind someone or something, whether deliberately or not, e.g. the car followed a truck, I followed my sister into the kitchen, or it can mean to happen after something else, e.g. New Year follows Christmas, the fight was followed by the arrival of the police.



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  • Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

    – Jason Bassford
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  • Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

    – Jason Bassford
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Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

– Jason Bassford
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Follow also means keep track of. As in I'm following that news story. (Although that meaning has nothing to do with physical location.)

– Jason Bassford
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