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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A bee in the bonnet

Hi

Is the use OK?

She keeps talking about Michael Jackson. She has a bee in her bonnet about him.

keeps talking -- talking bad things or good things. [Both possibilities? Could you please let me know?]

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom keeps talking -- talking bad things or good things. [Both possibilities?

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom keeps talking -- talking bad things or good things.
  • [Both possibilities?
  • ] There is no implication that she is saying anything good about Jackson.
  • There is no implication that she is saying anything bad about Jackson.
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Mr. Tomkeeps talking -- talking bad things or good things. [Both possibilities? Could you please let me know?]
There is no implication that she is saying anything good about Jackson.
There is no implication that she is saying anything bad about Jackson.

She could just be talking about the date of his birth, the date of his death, where he lived, a
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