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HSS Posted 19 years ago
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Still Going

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00Last time I posted is now good two months ago. It is certainly good to be back.02br
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00Sometimes when a waiter asks, "Are you finished eating this?" people say, "Still going." What is the omitted subject of the sentence? The food or dish? Or, I?02br
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0 I've never said this, but I would assume that the slow eater means that "01font00I am02font00 still going." One could also add an object to the sentence: "01font00I am 02font00still going 01font00on this pork chop02font00," but "going" makes for an odd verbal.
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0Good morning, Andrew.02br
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00To be precise, I heard this oftentimes in the U.K., and can't really remember if it was "still going" or "still going on." But I'm certain it was "still going" with an ascending tone.02br
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0 Yep, I still suspect that the implied subject and verb are 01font00I am02font00 as if the waiter had asked "Are you 01font00still going02font00 on this?" "Yes, (I am) still going." 0-
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0 A typical American equivalent,02br
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01i00-- (Are you) still working on that?02br
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0 Yeah, Jim, "working on it" was what came to mind for me too, and then I had this uncomfortable image of diners in a restaurant as dogs all working on big bones. 0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Yeah, Jim, "working on it" was what came to mind for me too, and then I had this uncomfortable image of diners in a restaurant as dogs all working on big bones.12blockquote
11font00And when the plate is totally empty and the waiter asks if everything was o.k., one
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