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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Is that gone

Hi.

How on earth is that gone so long?

Is the question a grammatical one?

Thank you.
  

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Anonymous Is the question a grammatical one? Probably not. What is it intended to mean?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is the question a grammatical one?
  • Probably not.
  • What is it intended to mean?
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AnonymousIs the question a grammatical one?
Probably not. What is it intended to mean?
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Mister Micawber AnonymousIs the question a grammatical one?Probably not. What is it intended to mean?
I've heard it on the radio during a heated discussion about the prolonged legal investigation.
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It sounds odd. More usual would be How on earth has that gone on so long?
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Thank you, MM and BJ, for your useful replies.
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