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Ceph Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

Hi, I came across the following subtitle while watching a show and it sounded incorrect to me:

Ever since you came, you have not smile.

Could I get some verification on this?

We use 'ever since' to refer to a continuous period since a specific time. However if we want to use 'have not smile' in this context shouldn't it be:

You have not smile since you came.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Both constructions are correct, but it should be 'You have not smile d '. Rover

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  • Both constructions are correct, but it should be 'You have not smile d '.
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Both constructions are correct, but it should be 'You have not smiled'.

Rover
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cephI came across the following subtitle while watching a show and it sounded incorrect to me:Ever since you came, you have not smile.
The writers of subtitles are not always as careful as they should be.

I, too, find the sentence slightly anomalous. There's the obvious "smile" for the correct "smiled". But other factors come to mind. I usually hea
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