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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Has or is
Hi,
"There's an irony at the heart of the News International crisis and it's do with language." [From The Guardian.]
Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'? Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the sentence?
Thank you.
"There's an irony at the heart of the News International crisis and it's do with language." [From The Guardian.]
Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'? Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the sentence?
Thank you.
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] Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'? It could be either, but in my opinion most native speakers would see this as ' it is '. Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the sentence?
- ] Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'?
- It could be either, but in my opinion most native speakers would see this as ' it is '.
- Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the sentence?
- A verb.
- A has to do with B is an idiomatic way of saying that A is related to B.
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Hi,
"There's an irony at the heart of the News International crisis and it's do with language." [From The Guardian.]
Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'? It could be either, but in my opinion most native speakers would see this as 'it is'.
Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the
"There's an irony at the heart of the News International crisis and it's do with language." [From The Guardian.]
Is the "it's" a shortened form of 'it has' or 'it is'? It could be either, but in my opinion most native speakers would see this as 'it is'.
Is the "do" a verb or a noun in the
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That quote is missing a word, though - it should be "it's to do with language", not "it's do with language".
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CSnyderThat quote is missing a word, though - it should be "it's to do with language", not "it's do with language".Not necessarily. For example, there is such a 'it's do' in the expression "it's do or die".
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Hi,
CSnyder is right.
You are using a very fixed phrase (do or die), and moreover using it in an informal way.
In standard English, it should be written as
It's
CSnyder is right.
You are using a very fixed phrase (do or die), and moreover using it in an informal way.
In standard English, it should be written as
It's
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