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Yellowstarstruck Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Grammar check
1. As a result I rang in.
2. As a result I rung in.
3. I rang in.
4. I rung in.
5. I rang you.
6 I rung you.
7 I had rung you.
In British English would 2, 4 and 6 be grammatically incorrect? Cheers Fulvio!
2. As a result I rung in.
3. I rang in.
4. I rung in.
5. I rang you.
6 I rung you.
7 I had rung you.
In British English would 2, 4 and 6 be grammatically incorrect? Cheers Fulvio!
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yellowstarstruck1. As a result I rang in.2. As a result I rung in.3. I rang in.4. I rung in.5. I rang you.6 I rung you.7 I had rung you.In British English would 2, 4 and 6 be grammatically incorrect? Cheers Fulvio!They are certainly incorrect in the US, and I'd be shocked to hear a British speaker say they are acceptable there.
(I'd also put a comma after
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1. As a result I rang in.
3. I rang in
The only reasonable context I can think of for these sentences is where.' . . rang in to the office' is assumed.
Clive
3. I rang in
The only reasonable context I can think of for these sentences is where.' . . rang in to the office' is assumed.
Clive
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yellowstarstruckIn British English would 2, 4 and 6 be grammatically incorrect?Yes. Sometimes in the UK you may hear people use "rung" for "rang" like this, but it is not correct in standard English.
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2 4 6 I think are wrong. Funny thing is I heard native speakers of English in Australia say those. I guess even native English speakers get it wrong. As far as I know rang is used in British commonwealth countries. I rang her. Americans would say I called her.
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