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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

message error

I ordered a book from Amazon and received a message saying “your order of John’s sociology has shipped”

I think that it is wrong to say ‘has shipped’, shouldn’t it be either 'was shipped’ or ‘has been shipped’? Please confirm!

Thanks.
  

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Anonymous I think that it is wrong to say ‘has shipped’, shouldn’t it be either 'was shipped’ or ‘has been shipped’? It's not wrong. Yours are OK also.

— AlpheccaStars

  • Anonymous I think that it is wrong to say ‘has shipped’, shouldn’t it be either 'was shipped’ or ‘has been shipped’?
  • It's not wrong.
  • Yours are OK also.
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AnonymousI think that it is wrong to say ‘has shipped’, shouldn’t it be either 'was shipped’ or ‘has been shipped’?
It's not wrong. Yours are OK also.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ship
v.intr.
1. To go aboard a ship; embark.
2.
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It should be "Your order of John’s Sociology has been shipped”.

. . . has shipped . . . is business jargon, and is becoming more common than it used to be.

Clive
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AlpheccaStars AnonymousI think that it is wrong to say ‘has shipped’, shouldn’t it be either 'was shipped’ or ‘has been shipped’?It's not wrong. Yours are OK also.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ship v.intr.1. To go aboard a ship; embark.2. To be sent as a delivery: The books that we order
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CliveIt should be "Your order of John’s Sociology has been shipped”.. . . has shipped . . . is business jargon, and is becoming more common than it used to be.Clive
Thanks a lot for your help and clarification, Clive. I thought that it sounded awkward and incomplete. Thanks for confirming that these types of sentences are business jargon and that what I had in
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