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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Had a son
A mother can always say that she had a baby last night, if she really had had a baby.
But, at times we hear a man say that he had a son recently. Now, that is biologically impossible.
But since I hear it often, does "had" have a different meaning here ?
But, at times we hear a man say that he had a son recently. Now, that is biologically impossible.
But since I hear it often, does "had" have a different meaning here ?
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Debpriya De at times we hear a man say that he had a son recently. We do? I don't recall hearing a man say a thing like that.
- Debpriya De at times we hear a man say that he had a son recently.
- We do?
- I don't recall hearing a man say a thing like that.
- But if so, he means, of course, that his wife had a son recently.
- CJ
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Debpriya Deat times we hear a man say that he had a son recently.We do? I don't recall hearing a man say a thing like that. But if so, he means, of course, that his wife had a son recently.
CJ
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