"I've been known"
During a conversation with a friend the phrase "I've been known that I liked her." was used. We are in debate whether or not that would be considered grammatically correct. Could someone please help us put rest to this argument.
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" was used. We are in debate whether or not that would be considered grammatically correct. Could someone please help us put rest to this argument.
- " was used.
- We are in debate whether or not that would be considered grammatically correct.
- Could someone please help us put rest to this argument.
- , been ) in a verb phrase followed by a past participle ( known ) indicates passive voice.
- We can replace it with the active voice to see what happens in this sentence.
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desk banana 645During a conversation with a friend the phrase "I've been known that I liked her." was used. We are in debate whether or not that would be considered grammatically correct. Could someone please help us put rest to this argument.
A form of be (e.g., been) in a verb phrase followed by a past participle (known) indica
0To answer your question, it's not "standard" English, but it exists in some varieties of English. If a spoken form is commonly used, understood and accepted within a community, who's to say that it's incorrect? I personally use the word "ain't" all the time, and I'm a professional editor with an international publishing house for 35 years. Your friend was using his natural mode of expression -
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