Re: OT: contractions (Was Re: OT: Re: What? [...]) Mug," etc.
| From: | Tim May <butsuri@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 29, 2003, 17:00 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote at 2003-05-28 11:51:50 (+0200)
> Quoting Tim May <butsuri@...>:
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> > Andreas Johansson wrote at 2003-05-27 19:37:48 (+0200)
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> > > They're, usually. I don't remember the exact wording I responded
> >
> > Incidentally, Andreas, your first sentence there is rather weird
> > English. You can't contract an operator in an elliptical sentence
> > like that.
>
> Hey, I'm only a learner here! :-)
>
Well, that's why I thought you might like to know... It's not the most
obvious rule.
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