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Hendy Gunawan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Forgot password v forget password ?

Dear Teachers,
I'm confused with this simple question. When there's login popup, it shows 'forgot password' underneath username and password. Why not 'forget password' ? we still don't know yet the password temporarily, do we ?

Thanks in advance
  

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Hendy Gunawan When there's login popup, it shows 'forgot password' underneath username and password. Why not 'forget password' ? Because it is to be read after you find that you have forgotten your password.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hendy Gunawan When there's login popup, it shows 'forgot password' underneath username and password.
  • Why not 'forget password' ?
  • Because it is to be read after you find that you have forgotten your password.
  • That is why it appears beneath the password box and not above it.
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Hendy GunawanWhen there's login popup, it shows 'forgot password' underneath username and password. Why not 'forget password' ?
Because it is to be read after you find that you have forgotten your password. That is why it appears beneath the password box and not above it.
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It's probably just a shorthand-type form of 'have you forgotten your password'.
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Hi

I think it may be to do with the fact that 'to forget' can be used as a stative verb or not, depending on the context. You can use 'forget' to describe your mind over a period of time or you can use it to describe a single event ...

- What is the capital of Hungary?
- I knew that once, but I've long since forgotten it
[= For some time I've been in the state of not kno
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