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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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Heard it vs. Heard of it

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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10It's very casual speech. Think of it as "certainly."11b10 11i10I have certainly never heard it12i12b10, and it's just a way of adding emphasis.12br
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10Hi Grammer Geek,02br
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00If I say "I have certainly never heard 01font00of02font00 it", does it mean the same thing as "I have certainly never heard it" ? Thank you.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
00Ernest0-
  

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0Hi Ernest, 02br
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00I hope you don't mind that I created a new thread, since we had wandered away from the original question.02br
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00"not heard it" - it has not been my experience to hear this 02br
00"not heard 01u00of02u00 it" - this is a new concept to me, I'm not familiar with this02br
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0 Hey, Barb, thanks! Just today I was trying to think of the term "ergative verb" -- I had just learned it here recently, and today I could remember the definition but not the term. Thanks! 0-

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