tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post7890998142512002743..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: UpliftThe Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-7494782491958109342011-03-27T12:38:44.607-04:002011-03-27T12:38:44.607-04:00I use the participles as adjectives all the time -...I use the participles as adjectives all the time - even as a predicate in a quasi-passive (I was uplifted by his words). I say "quasi-passive" because I really can't see myself using the verb actively. <br /><br />But I'm not surprised the OED has plenty of examples; obviously the verb did exist and for many still does.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-11974036402172502562011-03-26T17:14:24.460-04:002011-03-26T17:14:24.460-04:00I think I would use uplifted for the emotional sen...I think I would use <i>uplifted</i> for the emotional sense ('My teammates raised my spirits'), and <i>lifted up</i> for the physical sense ('My teammates gave me a boost so that I could reach the basket'). But the OED has lots of venerable examples of physical uplifting as well as emotional. ("The boy uplifted his axe," but also "Though she was sae bonny, that never seemed to uplift her.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com