[Ads-l] "grow ups"??

[Laurence Horn]

> On Apr 10, 2016, at 12:32 AM, Joel Berson <berson at att.net> wrote:
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> The verb conjugation page, https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.theconjugator.com_la_conjugaison_du_verbe_to-2Bgrow-2Bup-5Foblige-2Dcontraction.html&d=AwIFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wFp3X4Mu39hB2bf13gtz0ZpW1TsSxPIWYiZRsMFFaLQ&m=CT19npRoXxMbxxd8thXxcuaOzjKm81RJMUWyX_Bakgo&s=NjkhqMxE2b23_YXcUiJLMgFsJcL2pw0J-Apxo4XPrro&e= , gives for "Conjugaison anglaise du verbe TO GROW UP" all the 18 tenses, in all 6 persons (where applicable).  I have been chuckling for the last 10 minutes.  (A good antidote to "Johnny Belinda".)
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> Although it does warn "Attention, ce verbe peut ne pas exister,

And even if it does, I'd go with the spelling "You've grow upped" rather than "You've grow uped", except possibly in Northern Michigan.

LH

> la conjugaison est donnée à titre d'exemple."
> 
> Joel
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>      From: Benjamin Barrett <mail.barretts at GMAIL.COM>
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
> Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2016 11:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [ADS-L] "grow ups"??
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> Google has a very small number of hits for “he grows up” and “she grows up” (including a verb conjugation site). 
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