Talk:sleep
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Soap in topic Same as sleep with
We slept the night in a hotel
editMicrosoft® Encarta® 2009 adds a transitive verb "to spend a period of time sleeping" --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:18, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
- I'm not totally convinced. I think it's "we slept that night" plus a bit of confusion. Equinox ◑ 10:13, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Same as sleep with
editMost adults would not need this spelled out, but it's our job to be the helping hand just in case one needs it ... in an intransitive sentence sleep can serve the role of sleep with, as in
- Oh, she didnt earn her promotion, she just slept her way to the top.
Where some might not catch the double entendre in the sentence, that the woman is only being promoted because of sexual favors to her boss. —Soap— 12:50, 26 June 2020 (UTC)