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transitive/intransitive verbs
From:
Marie-Pierre Jouannaud <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Tue, 19 May 2009 18:43:09 +0200
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Dear ATEGers,

When I order books from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk, I sometimes receive 
messages saying:

your order has shipped/has dispatched

Is this a normal, common use of these verbs (I would expect them to be 
in the passive voice instead)?
Is it a new development?

Thanks,
Marie
France

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