Re: It's vs. it is
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, April 17, 2001, 23:43 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Andrea's leaving for Rome on Saturday, and I'm on Sunday.
>
> To my ears, that's perfectly OK
That is not okay. It's completely ungrammatical in any English I'm
familiar with. One could only say "I'm leaving on Sunday" or "I am on
Sunday." "I'm on" would only be legal if "be" were being used as an
actual verb, e.g., "I'm on the couch".
> Andrea's leaving for Rome on Saturday and my on Sunday will be good for our
> careers.
>
> Better interpret the first bit correctly at first try, or your brain'll
> warp!
You'd have to have "mine" there.
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