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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Had been known to us

John has been known to us as wanting to marry Selma.
  

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Anonymous John has been known to us as wanting to marry Selma. It passes the test of being grammatical, but it is twisted enough to elicit a little laughter. It sounds "falsely scholarly".

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous John has been known to us as wanting to marry Selma.
  • It passes the test of being grammatical, but it is twisted enough to elicit a little laughter.
  • It sounds "falsely scholarly".
  • We have known for some time that John wants to marry Selma.
  • CJ
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AnonymousJohn has been known to us as wanting to marry Selma.
It passes the test of being grammatical, but it is twisted enough to elicit a little laughter. It sounds "falsely scholarly".
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