2008년 10월 27일 월요일

Usage Note: stomp and stamp

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Usage Note: 
Stomp
 and stamp are interchangeable in the sense "to trample" or "to tread on violently": 
  • stomped (or stampedto death; 
  • stomping (or stampinghorses. 
Only stamp is used with out to mean "to eliminate": 
  • stamp out a fire; 
  • stamp out poverty. 
Stamp is also standard in the sense "to strike the ground with the foot, as in anger or frustration," [to bring the foot down quickly] as in He stamped his foot and began to cry. In an earlier survey the use of stomp in this example was rejected by a large majority of the Usage Panel.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,

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