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Epigene Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Has showed??
0 This is an excerpt from the English-language Mainichi Shimbun: 02 br
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00 About 70 percent of Japanese working women say they're suffering from a lack of sleep, with around 80 percent saying insufficient shuteye affects their looks, a survey by skincare company Nagase and Co. has showed. 02 br
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00 When I was a student, I learned that "show" becomes "shown" after has/had. A Google search showed that quite a few English-language Web pages use this--not only by private individuals but by organizations who should be proofreading text that they publish. 02 br
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00 It is usage that I don't know? Or, it is just incorrect? 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance for any information on this. 05 0 010id 1
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00 About 70 percent of Japanese working women say they're suffering from a lack of sleep, with around 80 percent saying insufficient shuteye affects their looks, a survey by skincare company Nagase and Co. has showed. 02 br
02 br
00 When I was a student, I learned that "show" becomes "shown" after has/had. A Google search showed that quite a few English-language Web pages use this--not only by private individuals but by organizations who should be proofreading text that they publish. 02 br
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00 It is usage that I don't know? Or, it is just incorrect? 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance for any information on this. 05 0 010id 1
Top answer
0 Language changes. Over the centuries, all language is subject to a levelling [leveling] process. The Americans made sweeping changes to BrE in spelling, vocabulary and even in some structural aspects.
- 0 Language changes.
- Over the centuries, all language is subject to a levelling [leveling] process.
- The Americans made sweeping changes to BrE in spelling, vocabulary and even in some structural aspects.
- {BrE is now being hevily influenced by some of these structural changes} 02 br 02 br 00 The long and the short of this, Epigene, is that 'showed' is an acceptable past participle alternative to 'shown'.
- But don't just take my word for it.
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0 Language changes. Over the centuries, all language is subject to a levelling [leveling] process. The Americans made sweeping changes to BrE in spelling, vocabulary and even in some structural aspects. {BrE is now being hevily influenced by some of these structural changes} 02 br
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00 The long and the short of this, Epigene, is that 'showed' is an acceptable past participle
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00 The long and the short of this, Epigene, is that 'showed' is an acceptable past participle
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One American expert says that "shown" is better than "showed." Furthermore, he points out that you have to use "shown" in the passive: a good movie was shown.
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Any look at a concordance of Shakespeare shows numerous instances of "showed", and also that this is in origin British, and originally as acceptable as "shown."
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I think it's quite a long debate. 
In the end, it all boils down to how frequently
something is used by speakers. If many people
In the end, it all boils down to how frequentlysomething is used by speakers. If many people
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