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nautilus
Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Location: Je jump, Tu jump, oui jump!
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 Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:12 am Post subject: |
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The preferred reading for "has gone" is that the person in question is still there. But the following exchange sounds natural to me, given the context:
[Setting: Home interior. Characters: A & B, both physically present]
A: "I'm leaving now. Do you want me to buy anything?"
B: "No, I've already gone to the store."
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I could say "we's ain't gonna do dat no more" and nobody's going to take offence. Because they understand the sentence. But is it correct? No.
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| No, I've already gone to the store." |
This is the same. To the large majority of people, this is quite ok because the meaning has been conveyed. but is it correct? No."I've already been to the store". |
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Mills
Joined: 07 Jan 2006
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:59 am Post subject: |
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| I realize that most of us are English teachers, but three pages? |
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