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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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shouldn't ''is'' be used between voice and waking in ''My voice waking...''

0Shouldn't we use 01b01i00is02i02b00 between voice and waking in the following sentence:02br
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01font00My voice waking everyone02font00?0-
  

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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Shouldn't we use 11b11i10is12i12b10 between voice and waking in the following sentence:12br
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11font10My voice waking everyone12font10?12br
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10Yes.0-
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0It depends on context.02br
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00They had no alarm clock so relied on my voice waking everyone. 02br
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00I am talking so loudly my voice is waking everyone.0-
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0 Hi,02br
00by the way, in African American English it isn't uncommon to leave out the verb "to be" in some cases. So I think it wouldn't be uncommon to hear:02br
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01b00Shut up! You wakin' everyone!02b02br
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00I'm telling you just in case you are wondering about those structures... 050010id1
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