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Future332 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Had me not

Is the following grammatical?
The zoo worker had me not use the flash on my camera.
Thanks.
  

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Thanks. It's only barely grammatical. It is not usual to use causative 'have' with a negative clause.

— CalifJim

  • Thanks.
  • It's only barely grammatical.
  • It is not usual to use causative 'have' with a negative clause.
  • It would be better to use 'told me not to use' instead of 'had me not use'.
  • 'requested/asked me not to use' also works.
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future332 Is the following grammatical?The zoo worker had me not use the flash on my camera.Thanks.
It's only barely grammatical. It is not usual to use causative 'have' with a negative clause. It would be better to use 'told me not to use' instead of 'had me not use'. 'requested/asked me not to use' also works.

CJ
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