LL-L "Grammar" 2005.03.28 (11) [E]

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From: "Szelog, Mike" <Mike.Szelog at citizensbank.com>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2005.03.28 (05) [E]

Yeah, I concur with that below - "I've swam/swum in 'Lake X' many times"
does not at all sound odd to me and I use that construction all the time
with "swim". Using "swum" sounds just a dite archaic (something my
grandparents would say), but not at all uncommon.

Mike S
Manchester, NH - USA

> In response to Mark Brooks, who wrote:
>
> > Something similar is true for some words in American English.  For
> example,
> > "swim."  We cannot or will not say "I have swum in Lake Travis many
> times."
> > It just sounds so weird that it sounds wrong!
>
> I, a "fellow" American (at least when it comes to language), have no
> problems saying "I have swam in this lake many times" *I not only can and
> will, but actually DO say it)
> ... though "have swum" feels very pedantic. Different dialect.

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