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Bokeh Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

She's a coming

"She's a coming"
Why does this use an article?
  

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It's normally written as She's a-comin' . Putting 'a' at the front of a present participle part of a verb in this manner is characteristsic of a rather old-fashioned, rural and regional form of speech. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • It's normally written as She's a-comin' .
  • Putting 'a' at the front of a present participle part of a verb in this manner is characteristsic of a rather old-fashioned, rural and regional form of speech.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It's not an article.It's normally written as She's a-comin'.

Putting 'a' at the front of a present participle part of a verb in this manner is characteristsic of a rather old-fashioned, rural and regional form of speech.

Best wishes, Clive
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Reminds me of one of my favorite Christmas songs.

Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming
Six geese a-laying ...

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