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IronHelix Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
has has
Since the only meaning of “has” in the dictionary is the third person singular present of have, then what meaning would “has has” have in a sentence such as:
“The defendant has has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense”
“The defendant has has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense”
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Is the statement, perhaps, a quotation from a st-stut-stuttering la-law-lawyer?
- Is the statement, perhaps, a quotation from a st-stut-stuttering la-law-lawyer?
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Is the statement, perhaps, a quotation from a st-stut-stuttering la-law-lawyer?
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Hi IronHelix and welcome to EnglishForward,
It is probably because the noun "have" is the superordinate word (hypernym)of the words such as person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul.
“The defendant has has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense”
“The defendant person / individual has not been convicte
It is probably because the noun "have" is the superordinate word (hypernym)of the words such as person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul.
“The defendant has has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense”
“The defendant person / individual has not been convicte
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Hallo IronHelix,
there is a tiny mistake there:
The defendant has / has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense.
You are given two alternatives.
rgds,
cairn
BTW: third person singular present of have is not meaning but verb form.
there is a tiny mistake there:
The defendant has / has not been convicted of any other domestic violence offense.
You are given two alternatives.
rgds,
cairn
BTW: third person singular present of have is not meaning but verb form.
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I don't get what you meant, yulysess. Could you elaborate on that, please?
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Wow, Yulysess! That has got to be one of the wildest and whackiest speculations I've ever read on EnglishForward.
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Hi Cairn,
“The defendant (has/ has not) been convicted of any other domestic violence offense.”
Yeh, I thought of that one possibility. It wouldn't be the first time that a questioner's quotation includes a typo, or an omission.
But then IronHelix also says 'a sentence such as' as if others like it have been seen.
And besides, where would such a s
“The defendant (has/ has not) been convicted of any other domestic violence offense.”
Yeh, I thought of that one possibility. It wouldn't be the first time that a questioner's quotation includes a typo, or an omission.
But then IronHelix also says 'a sentence such as' as if others like it have been seen.
And besides, where would such a s
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Hello davkett,
yup, it can be misleading.
yulysses: it is a fixed phrase. Imagine that you get a form to fill in where you find these two alternatives to choose from:
I have been convicted of a domestic violence offense.
I have not been convicted of a domestic violence offense.
(just put a tick next to the appropria
yup, it can be misleading.
yulysses: it is a fixed phrase. Imagine that you get a form to fill in where you find these two alternatives to choose from:
I have been convicted of a domestic violence offense.
I have not been convicted of a domestic violence offense.
(just put a tick next to the appropria
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