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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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the message didn't send or isn't sent?

I saw it on Facebook messenger bar.
It says: the message didn't send.
but why not "the message isn't sent"?
  

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The message wasnt sent / The message hasn't been sent would be OK in this context; isn't sent is not. This intransitive use of 'send' is very recent. It has become acceptable, in my opinion.

— Fivejedjon

  • The message wasnt sent / The message hasn't been sent would be OK in this context; isn't sent is not.
  • This intransitive use of 'send' is very recent.
  • It has become acceptable, in my opinion.
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The message wasnt sent / The message hasn't been sent would be OK in this context; isn't sent is not.

This intransitive use of 'send' is very recent. It has become acceptable, in my opinion.
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