I mean, so like, literally, like I saw the word "hear" and knew it was "here," like over there, here. Like, literally. I mean, so.
You realize the song's grammar is correct, right?
Er... wrote:
You realize the song's grammar is correct, right?
Than why do people say it is bad grammar when ever someone uses the word "ran" on here?
From a descriptivist linguist's position, language is ever evolving and "correct" grammar constitutes grammar that can be understood.
From a prescriptivist position (think English teacher; Letsrun grammar Nazi) there are rules that must be obeyed.
So if you say "I ran five miles last night" both groups will accept that as "correct," since "ran" is the simple past tense of run.
"I ran a half 'mary last weekend."
"Flagpole and I ran to Jason Rexing's to get him to do our taxes while he ran a sub-14:00 5k in trainers."
But if you say "I hadn't ran that course before" the descriptivists won't care--it's clear what you mean--while the rulebook-focused teachers and grammar Nazis will say it's incorrect and you should say "I hadn't run that course before."
The perfect past tense (meaning the task was finished in the past) of the verb "run" is, confusingly, "run."
"I ran twelve miles last night. I had not ever run that far before."
"I accidentally ran over my grammar Nazi friend last night. I had only ever run over accountants and tax professionals before."
Er... wrote:
You realize the song's grammar is correct, right?
Does a bare shoot in the woulds?
If he eats shoots and leaves he does.
GrammerSpammar wrote:
Does a bare shoot in the woulds?
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