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Milky Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Omitting "here" in AmEng.
I'm told that the "here" is necessary/cannot be omitted in AmEng in the following question:
Has the mailman been (here)?
Is that true?
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In BrEng, one would normally hear:
Has the postman been?
Has the mailman been (here)?
Is that true?
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In BrEng, one would normally hear:
Has the postman been?
Top answer
" does sound very odd to my American ears.
- " does sound very odd to my American ears.
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You can say "Has the mailman come?"
But "Has the mailman been?" does sound very odd to my American ears.
But "Has the mailman been?" does sound very odd to my American ears.
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What would be the most common expression in AmEng to ask if the mailman had delivered the mail?
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i don't understand what is the yet mean in you sentence, my definition of this (yet) mean is surprise , to emphasize the second event relate to the first event.
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From www.m-w.com:
2 a (1) : up to now : so far <hasn't done much yet> -- often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive <have yet to win a game> (2) : at this or that time : so soon as now <not time to go yet>
Yet also means
2 a (1) : up to now : so far <hasn't done much yet> -- often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive <have yet to win a game> (2) : at this or that time : so soon as now <not time to go yet>
Yet also means
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Anonymousi don't understand what is the yet mean in you sentence, my definition of this (yet) mean is surprise , to emphasize the second event relate to the first event.The word [yet] is one of those oddballs that learners have confusion with.
Consider the following sentence:
Paul borrowed my bike last week which he has not returned yet.
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