| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
|
 Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject: Grammar nitpickiness: "have ever gone to, have ever bee |
 |
|
A: Have you ever gone to Paris?
B: Yes, I have. I have been to Paris.
A: Have you ever been to Paris?
B: Yes, I have. I have been to Paris.
Are both correct?
Last edited by bosintang on Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
jodemas2
Joined: 06 Dec 2006
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Both are correct but if you were born there and never left you have been in Paris while you have never gone there. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
bosintang
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:33 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Ok. How about?
A: Have you ever gone to Paris?
B: Yes, I have gone to Paris.
I claimed this was correct. Am I right? And even better, could someone point me to a source? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
ChopChaeJoe
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 5:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
| bosintang wrote: |
Ok. How about?
A: Have you ever gone to Paris?
B: Yes, I have gone to Paris.
I claimed this was correct. Am I right? And even better, could someone point me to a source? |
Of course it's a correct sentence, but whether or not it's the best sentence depends on context. The focus here seems to be on the going not on the city itself. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
