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fw
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 Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: Wayne�s getting a lovely kid. |
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The following sentence is supposed to mean Wayne's becoming a lovely kid. Is it grammatically correct and natural English?
Wayne�s getting a lovely kid. |
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cgage2
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:41 am Post subject: |
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Maybe in some British dialect that I don't know but not in American English
"is getting to be" is more appropriate |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: Wayne�s getting a lovely kid. |
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| fw wrote: |
The following sentence is supposed to mean Wayne's becoming a lovely kid. Is it grammatically correct and natural English?
Wayne�s getting a lovely kid. |
Your sentence sounds like Wayne is going to adopt a child, and he's getting a lovely kid. |
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