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[wanderer]

Hi, I read some sentences from the magazine, CNN. But I found some sentences that I didn't have any idea how they came from. So I need your help.

1.Will the world of fashion turned its back on one of its best-loved faces?"

Shouldn't it be "turn", not "turned"?

2.My quest meanders on along the coast of Los Angeles.

Is "meander" an intransitive verb or a transitive verb?
Dictionary says both of them are right. Therefore, is it ok to omit "on" here?

3.But it's true. I mean....who would a man rather dance with Clsudia Schiffer or margaret Thatcher?

I think there should be a comma between "with" and "Claudia". Am I right or wrong?

4.I've had friends who have nose jobs.

Should't it be "I've had friends who had nose jobs." or "I've had friends who had had nose jobs."

Oh....I still have A LOT OF questions, but I will just bring up the 4 first. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[Blossom]

[bud]

Good job, Blossom!

On #4 there is a typo, though. Also I'd like to comment on the trickiness of that sentence. "Nose job" can refer to the surgery itself or to the fact that that you've had the surgery (that your nose has been altered). Thus, I could say:

I had a nose job in 1992.

Or I could say:

I have a nose job. (Even though the surgery was in 1992.)

So in the sample sentence, you could say:

I've had friends who had nose jobs. (They had altered noses, or they had the surgery while I knew them.)

or...

I've had friends who had had nose jobs. (They had the surgery prior to our friendship.)

At least, that's my opinion.

[wanderer]

Thank you, blossom and bud.

But I have another question-why can't I say "I didn't have any idea ......?" but "I have no idea ...."

Can you tell me??? Thanks.

[advoca]

Tjanks Bud,

Yes - a silly typo. Sorry everyone.