Very good example phrases. They remind me of give versus take and how the people from South Asia often confuse them. They would say I gave the exam or I gave the interview when they meant that they were the candidate in these cases. I would have said I took the exam or I undertook the interview. Is this an archaic use of the word give or is it just an error?
Very good example phrases. They remind me of give versus take and how the people from South Asia often confuse them. They would say I gave the exam or I gave the interview when they meant that they were the candidate in these cases. I would have said I took the exam or I undertook the interview. Is this an archaic use of the word give or is it just an error?
I took the exam is very common, also I did the exam in British English is quite common.