[Ads-l] Heard on Springer: "I recognized him..."
Dave Hause
dwhause at CABLEMO.NET
Tue Dec 19 05:48:30 UTC 2017
A: I have one friend who has several boyfriends
vs.
B: I have several friends who each have a single boyfriend
Dave Hause
-----Original Message-----
From: Wilson Gray
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 11:41 AM
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Heard on Springer: "I recognized him..."
"as one of my friends's boyfriends"
instead of
"as the boyfriend of one of my friends"
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