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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I'd or I had

I’d a deep-seated mathematical understanding of development

That doesn't sound right at all.

I had a deep-seated mathematical understanding of development

What do you think?
  

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Anonymous I’d a ... That doesn't sound right at all. To my American ears it sounds British.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I’d a ...
  • That doesn't sound right at all.
  • To my American ears it sounds British.
  • Americans are far more likely to use "I had".
  • Both are grammatically just fine.
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AnonymousI’d a ... That doesn't sound right at all.
To my American ears it sounds British. Americans are far more likely to use "I had".

Both are grammatically just fine.

CJ
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CalifJimBoth are grammatically just fine.
This Brit agrees.
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