So one time I had meant to say, "children under 5 have to be accompanied by adults" but instead I said, "children under 5 have to be occupied by adults". I understand how wrong and perverse that sounded. But what I don't get is why I can't use the word occupy like that. I mean, you hear people say, "go find something to occupy yourself with." Sooo...why can't I say that I'm occupying someone?? Ya know, like I'm helping them have something to do. Seriously, I don't understand why it's not correct...then what word am I supposed to use instead?