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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Grammar question
Hi,
the following excerpt is from one American song:
When I saw you standing there
I about fell off my chair
The underlined part just doesn't sound right to me...shouldn't it be "I was about to fall"?? I've never seen such thing before!
Thank you in advance.
the following excerpt is from one American song:
When I saw you standing there
I about fell off my chair
The underlined part just doesn't sound right to me...shouldn't it be "I was about to fall"?? I've never seen such thing before!
Thank you in advance.
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In this context, about means "almost". About can also be an adverb meaning "near". Poetic license by the author of the lyrics of your song would permit the use of "about fell" to mean "nearly fell".
- In this context, about means "almost".
- About can also be an adverb meaning "near".
- Poetic license by the author of the lyrics of your song would permit the use of "about fell" to mean "nearly fell".
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In this context, about means "almost". About can also be an adverb meaning "near". Poetic license by the author of the lyrics of your song would permit the use of "about fell" to mean "nearly fell".
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