LL-L "Syntax" 2005.05.20 (01) [E]

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From: Gary Taylor <gary_taylor_98 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Syntax

Hi All

(the other Barrow flavoured) David mentioned:

"Talking about things syntax Ron, I noticed you used a
contraction for
have = possess in the following exchange:
David (above):
> Does English really have a "plethora of dialects" as
opposed to a
variety
> of accents?
Well, David, it's oodles at any rate, looking at
Britain alone.
.-----
which can lead to interesting ambiguities:
She's a friend that lives in Rome"

Never thought about it before, but could this be the origins of 'to have
got' instead of 'to have' in
British English, and partly in American, to avoid this ambiguity?

ever curious

Gary

http://hometown.aol.com/taylor16471/myhomepage/index.html

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