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What is the difference between do harm and harm ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between do harm and harm ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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"harm" as a verb, or as a noun?
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"harm" is a transitive verb. If you have an object, "harm ~" or "do harm to ~" are interchangeable. However, without an object it is more natural to use "do harm" (without "to").
In case of transitive usage, while the meaning is the same, you would typically tend to use "harm" in the passive voice because "do harm to" in the passive is too clunky. In the active voice, there might be some stylistic difference, but it's very much dependent on the overall flow of the passage it's a part of, and would be down to your personal feel for the language.
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@Korilachan "can do a lot of harm to me" or "can harm me greatly" or "can be very harmful to me".
I would pick the first or the third option. I can't think of a logical reason though, it's just a feeling.
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