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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Has the milkman been yet?

Hi

Could you please explain this sentence to me?

Has the milkman been yet?

Why not: Has the milkman come yet?

Thanks,

Tom
  

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The present perfect "has come" has very strong references with regard to the present time. Sentences like "The time has come.. , The storm has come etc seem to alert the reader with their strong message.

— Ivanhr

  • The present perfect "has come" has very strong references with regard to the present time.
  • Sentences like "The time has come..
  • , The storm has come etc seem to alert the reader with their strong message.
  • Even if you say Has the milkman come yet I would interpret it as Is he here now
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The present perfect "has come" has very strong references with regard to the present time. Sentences like "The time has come.. , The storm has come etc seem to alert the reader with their strong message.

Even if you say Has the milkman come yet I would interpret it as Is he here now
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Thanks, Ivanhr. May I request a native speaker's take on this, too?

Tom
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"Has the milkman been yet" is a lazy sentence, from an ESL perspective, as it relies on 'understood words' as a nuance of dialect:

Has the milkman been (by here) yet?

Nothing wrong with your suggestion; it's more ergonomic.
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Hi,

Could you please explain this sentence to me? This kind of thing is commonly said. The speaker's underlying meaning is usually 'Did he deliver any milk to us yet?' or simply 'Do we have any milk?'


Has the milkman been yet? ie Has the milkman been to our home yet today.

Why not: Has the milkman come yet? We sometimes say that, too, with the same
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