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Grammar and Linguistics > adverbs when there is a perfect infinitive
adverbs when there is a perfect infinitive
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lshorton99
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That �s strange viccxx (and I �m not arguing with your answer!) because I definitely think �should already have told � sounds more natural than �should have already told � irrespective of the rules about splitting infintives (which my friend picked me up on the other day because he �s pedantic like that!) I would never say �I should have already told her, � but I would say �I should already have told her � or, as Bruce pointed out, �I should have told her already. � Is it a regional thing? Or different countries? I �d be interested to know!
Lindsey
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2 May 2010
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lovemykids
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I didn�t mean to generalize, I said some people that never say in my opinion, or it seems to me, etc... It �s ok Bruce I see your point, you are always informative but you always seem to be right. That`s all. Thanks for not getting mad  .
I love the site and being able to exchange our opinions as well lshorton99 and I definitely believe that in many cases there are not right or wrong answers. That �s the reason why I commented on Bruce �s answer
Thanks for the hug.
Have a nice Sunday too!!! |
2 May 2010
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viccxx
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Well, I did say that grammatically it �s wrong. I �m not a native speaker so who knows what my "natural" sounds to you all. I do know Bruce is a native speaker so he may know a bit more than any of us (I �m judging by little flag icons here, if I �m offending someone, pardon me). if it �s one thing I know, it �s that I dont know everything.
it �s dayrise in Greece
have a great Sunday everyone |
2 May 2010
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joy2bill
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As a native speaker I far prefer Option 3 (from Bruce) I should have told her already.
As for splitting infinitives...well, at the risk of causing trouble, that is a rule that is dying rapidly.
This is why English has so many exceptions (which are a pain for students to learn) because things are constantly evolving.
Most native speakers do not know why they say something (ie they don �t know the rules) they just say what sounds right or natural to them.
I guess this applies to all languages, does it not?
Cheers Joy |
2 May 2010
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tachitorres
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Hello everybody! Thanks a lot for your help. Everything has been very useful for me and I have learnt something from you all. . Sorry for not having said thanks before to all of you . I have been having some problems with my laptop.Have a great Sunday!! 
Ps: How do you paste a clipart image to your message?. I haven �t been able to do it. |
2 May 2010
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