what the *(%&*(%( is "have something happen"?

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Post by lolwhites » Tue Nov 02, 2004 1:31 pm

Just pointing out that there's a potential ambiguity as the have something done construction can mean that one gets sonmeone to do something for them. I'm not saying it's the only interpretation, and I'm certainly not saying we had an accident happen is wrong, just open to interpretation.
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