Re: USAGE: Garden paths
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, August 18, 2000, 1:56 |
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Nik Taylor wrote:
> "The horse ridden past the barn fell down" is almost as unacceptable
I should clarify that it wouldn't be unacceptable in the sense of not
understanding it, but I'm pretty sure that if I heard someone use that
I'd probably take notice of it. But, I'd say "The horse that/which was
ridden past the barn fell down".
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