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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Is the sentence "Since you've been gone, I've been lost without a trace" (from Police's Every breath you take) grammatically correct?
I think in the subordinate clause "Since you've been gone" the use of the present perfect isn't correct/doesn't make any sense. Doesn't 'since' refer to a definite point in the past from which another action starts (in this case "I've been lost without a trace") and ends in the present?
In my opition it should be "Since you WERE gone..." - then it would be correct. Of course artists don't take it too seriously with correct grammar.
What do you think about that ?
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I think in the subordinate clause "Since you've been gone" the use of the present perfect isn't correct/doesn't make any sense. Doesn't 'since' refer to a definite point in the past from which another action starts (in this case "I've been lost without a trace") and ends in the present?
In my opition it should be "Since you WERE gone..." - then it would be correct. Of course artists don't take it too seriously with correct grammar.
What do you think about that ?
Wha
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Anonymous "Since you've been gone, I've been lost without a trace" I see nothing wrong with it. I assume it's a song lyric. " ??
- Anonymous "Since you've been gone, I've been lost without a trace" I see nothing wrong with it.
- I assume it's a song lyric.
- " ??
- I understand you point, but this is a very common phrase.
- ) I don't remember when they passed the law about poetic license.
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Anonymous"Since you've been gone, I've been lost without a trace"I see nothing wrong with it. I assume it's a song lyric.
Would you accept, "Since you've been gone, I haven't done a thing." ??
I understand you point, but this is a very common phrase.
("Since you left" would be uncontroversial.)
I don't remember when they passed
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