LL-L "Grammar" 2004.12.07 (05) [E]

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From: Steven Hanson <hanayatori at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Grammar


"The sentence was:
>     Ask a Bushman that is easy enough with your company to speak freely,

Seriously? Would you say "a Scotsman that...", "a Native American that...",
or "a Canadian that..."? I have my doubts, but, since you are from Hamburg,
sentences like "He wolfed down the hamburger that had fallen on the floor"
must sound quite natural to you. :-)

Gabriele Kahn
(the moose who roared)"

Yup, indeed you could say "a Scotsman that...", "a Native American that...",
and so on.

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From: heather rendall <HeatherRendall at compuserve.com>
Subject: LL-L "Grammar" 2004.12.06 (10) [E]

Message text written by INTERNET:lowlands-l at LOWLANDS-L.NET
>are not so widely used anymore, at least in North America. <

But there again I read just recently that American Publishing houses are
accepting 'I would of'  as an alternative to 'I would' ve'
??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! their reasoning :- because people use
it!!!

Heather

PS I hope this was a mis-reporting!

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