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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Linguistics Studies
can we say gone were those days
can we say gone were those days...
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Hi, Yes. Although more common is 'Gone are the days', eg Gone are the days when I was young and carefree. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- Although more common is 'Gone are the days', eg Gone are the days when I was young and carefree.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes. Although more common is 'Gone are the days',
eg Gone are the days when I was young and carefree.
Clive
Yes. Although more common is 'Gone are the days',
eg Gone are the days when I was young and carefree.
Clive
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My goodness, Anon! How many different forums did you post this question in?
Please post each question only once and in only one forum. Thanks.
Please post each question only once and in only one forum. Thanks.
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I completely agree with Cliver."Gone were" is rarely used.I never hear "gone were" before.
Vicky.
Vicky.
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Nevertheless, the past tense is also used. It depends on the broader context. Click http://sara.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/saraWeb?qy=gone+were+the+days for examples of usage.
'Gone were the days' would work nicely in a narrative about the past,
'Gone were the days' would work nicely in a narrative about the past,
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I think we can. I have ever read an science article about the disease in africa. There is a sentence: " Gone were the days of low technocal control bacteria in living bodies.". I usually ask this sentence to some US learners and almost of them agree. However, students in UK are confusing about credictable on its structure and briefly seeing, they say that is wrong structure.
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Of course we can use it. In the past tense narratives, it's very useful.
For example:
Gone Were the Days
I remember when he died,
my grandpa.
I was but a boy back then,
barely a teen.
Looking at the pale body
of my hero,
I felt empty inside, dismal,
and alone.
I would never see him again -
my best friend.
Gone wer
For example:
Gone Were the Days
I remember when he died,
my grandpa.
I was but a boy back then,
barely a teen.
Looking at the pale body
of my hero,
I felt empty inside, dismal,
and alone.
I would never see him again -
my best friend.
Gone wer
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It's used in many kinds of texts:
e.g.
Gone were the days when social workers controlled the agenda. Gone were the days when the primary focus of this public policy was distributing benefits to mothers and providing them with intensive job training and educational services. Gone were the days when welfare budgets would continue to rise without accountability.
e.g.
Gone were the days when social workers controlled the agenda. Gone were the days when the primary focus of this public policy was distributing benefits to mothers and providing them with intensive job training and educational services. Gone were the days when welfare budgets would continue to rise without accountability.
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AnonymousYankee, are you a moderator here?Yes, she is.
Can you see the Yin-yan symbol in her first post in the first page?
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I used to have friends come over and we'd pretend to sword fight with sticks in the back yard.
One day, someone's stick broke and the end piece flew off and hit me in the face.
It cut me pretty badly, and we never did sword fights in my back yard after that.
Gone were the days of playing swords in my back yard.
Basically, if you want to use that phrase, the context of
One day, someone's stick broke and the end piece flew off and hit me in the face.
It cut me pretty badly, and we never did sword fights in my back yard after that.
Gone were the days of playing swords in my back yard.
Basically, if you want to use that phrase, the context of
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