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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
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Heard it vs. Heard of it
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00 If I say "I have certainly never heard 01 font 00 of 02 font 00 it", does it mean the same thing as "I have certainly never heard it" ? Thank you. 02 br
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01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 It's very casual speech. Think of it as "certainly." 11 b 10 11 i 10 I have certainly never heard it 12 i 12 b 10 , and it's just a way of adding emphasis. 12 br10 Hi Grammer Geek, 02 br
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00 If I say "I have certainly never heard 01 font 00 of 02 font 00 it", does it mean the same thing as "I have certainly never heard it" ? Thank you. 02 br
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0 Hi Ernest, 02 br
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00 I hope you don't mind that I created a new thread, since we had wandered away from the original question. 02 br
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00 "not heard it" - it has not been my experience to hear this 02 br
00 "not heard 01 u 00 of 02 u 00 it" - this is a new concept to me, I'm not familiar with this 02 br
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00 I hope you don't mind that I created a new thread, since we had wandered away from the original question. 02 br
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00 "not heard it" - it has not been my experience to hear this 02 br
00 "not heard 01 u 00 of 02 u 00 it" - this is a new concept to me, I'm not familiar with this 02 br
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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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