fuzzyjay ([personal profile] fuzzyjay) wrote2009-07-08 12:14 am
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More grammar Nazism

I found another weird past participle here:

His dad told Action News today that Isaiah is normally an active kid, but this has slown him down ...

Bad analogy

[identity profile] fuzzyjay.livejournal.com 2009-07-08 08:26 am (UTC)(link)
Grow, grew, has grown.
Know, knew, has known.
Slow, slew, has slown?

Re: Bad analogy

[identity profile] danthered.livejournal.com 2009-07-08 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Sing, sang, have sung.
Ring, rang, have rung.
Bring…

(Yes, I really wish "brang" were legitimate. But then again, I also think the adjective form of "migrate" ought to be "migratious" — say it out loud.)