Is partake used correctly here? I’ve always seen the connotation as passive – or that one took in or received something. There seems some ambiguity or confusion whether the coach is yelling at the ref and the cornerback Flowers, or if Flowers and the coach are both yelling at the referee. To me the word choice of “partake” indicates the former. The picture shows the coach staring at the camera – and not at either of the other 2 people in the picture.
I encourage students to check out the definition of words – even those you think you know. I like thefreedictionary.com, but it isn’t helping me today.
