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Ant_222 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Keep A Knocking
«Keep a knocking but you can't come in»
In this song, is "a" an informal version of "on"?
Anton.
In this song, is "a" an informal version of "on"?
Anton.
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Ant_222 «Keep a knocking but you can't come in» In this song, is "a" an informal version of "on"? Anton. Yes, I would say it is very informal, perhaps even colloquial.
- Ant_222 «Keep a knocking but you can't come in» In this song, is "a" an informal version of "on"?
- Anton.
- Yes, I would say it is very informal, perhaps even colloquial.
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Ant_222«Keep a knocking but you can't come in» In this song, is "a" an informal version of "on"? Anton.Yes, I would say it is very informal, perhaps even colloquial.
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is "a" an informal version of "on"Not really. It's a remnant of older English, where -ing words were frequently prefixed with the syllable a-. a-going, a-dancing, a-singing. (There may even be a connection with the evolution of such a- words as asleep, awake, across, and around.) I'm sure that one of our forum members who is
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