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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 3:41 pm    Post subject: shining star Reply with quote
Hello, teachers.
I found the following sentence in the lyrics of a pop song.

"You are shinning star."

Can "shining" be spelled "shinning" ,too?
And "a" can be omitted in the lyrics?

Thank you in advance!
Junkomama
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pinenut



Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Location: Illinois, U.S.A.
PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 4:49 pm    Post subject: Re: shining star Reply with quote
Junkomama wrote:
Hello, teachers.
I found the following sentence in the lyrics of a pop song.

"You are shinning star."

Can "shining" be spelled "shinning" ,too?
And "a" can be omitted in the lyrics?

Thank you in advance!
Junkomama


Yes. That is why there is such a thing as poetic licence.
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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello, pinenut-san.
Thank you very much for your reply!!

Regards,
Junkomama
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angelwing



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PostPosted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, I think "shinning" is just a misspelling by whoever wrote the lyrics. The "a" is omitted because of poetic license, which means that they can do it because it's their song and have freedom. It would not be omitted in a proper sentence.

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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello, angelwing-san.
Thank you very much for your response!

Regards,
Junkomama
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LucentShade



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I have to ask, was this in a Japanese pop song? Or was it from an English-speaking country?
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Junkomama



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PostPosted: Sat May 20, 2006 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hello, LucentShade-san.
It was in a Japanese pop song.

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