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Chivalry Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"rumor has it..."

I often hear that phrase "Rumor has it ....."
, how come this phrase is not followed by "that"?
It's usually "Rumor has it tropical areas are not inhabitable."
  

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The phrase often is followed by that—more often than not, I'll bet.

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  • The phrase often is followed by that—more often than not, I'll bet.
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The phrase often is followed by that—more often than not, I'll bet.
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enoonThe phrase often is followed by that—more often than not, I'll bet.
No offense, but I've ever heard of it being followed by "that."
Does it make the impression incorrect?
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chivalryNo offense, but I've ever heard of it being followed by "that."
None taken. A Google search on < "rumor has it that" > yields 14,400,000 hits. With "rumour", it's 6,650,000. No offense, but where have you been?
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enoon chivalryNo offense, but I've ever heard of it being followed by "that."None taken. A Google search on < "rumor has it that" > yields 14,400,000 hits. With "rumour", it's 6,650,000. No offense, but where have you been?
Actually I heard it on American TV shows, and I hear that expression being used every time it comes along.
But I"m glad that my
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