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L O W L A N D S - L - 17 December 2010 - Volume 03<br>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
<span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Mike Morgan</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:mwmbombay@gmail.com">mwmbombay@gmail.com</a>></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
<span class="gi">LL-L "Grammar" 2010.12.17 (02) [EN]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Pat writes:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">,,, but it is unusual even
among educated people in the U.S.
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Although all young American children are exposed to it: <br>
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"Bah bah black sheep, have you any wool?<br>
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full"</p><p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><br style="" clear="all">
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mwm || U C > || Mike (aka Dr
Michael W Morgan)<br>
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soon @ IGNOU-UCLan New Delhi, India ... Allah, YHWH & Ganesh willing<br>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">"I have
become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one<br>
door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific
will <br>
come no matter how dark the present." (R. Tagore)</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">From:
<span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(91, 16, 148);"><a href="mailto:KarlRein@aol.com">KarlRein@aol.com</a></span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Subject:
<span class="gi">LL-L "Grammar" 2010.12.17 (02) [EN]</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">I have been told several times by non-native speakers of
English that in England one
says "Have you ...?" whereas in America one says "Do you have
any ...?" This is being apparently taught in texts in non-English
speaking countries. When I point out that percentages of these usages may
differ, and no doubt this is true, they seem surprised. On both halves of
the pond, both usages are perfectly normal, of course.</span></strong><span style="color: black;"></span></p>
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<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">Karl Reinhardt</span></strong><span style="color: black;"></span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;">PS Oops, I forgot that we (we Americans?) also say
"Have you got any...?", but that is another topic!</span></strong><span style="color: black;"></span></p>
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