Originally Posted By ronen-posts

ronen: or: ‘has begun’ This feel right to me, but I can’t find a rule to back it up. Grammarians? It’s not incorrect per se, but certainly awkward.

ronen:

or: ‘has begun’

This feel right to me, but I can’t find a rule to back it up. Grammarians?

It’s not incorrect per se, but certainly awkward.

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  1. ortolano reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    Why not “is now following this group”?
  2. ronenreblogs reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    or: ‘has begun’...This feel right to me,...I can’t find a...
  3. annagrammar reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    Maybe it would be better if it just said “so-and-so is now following this group”.
  4. kjohnson reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    ’is now following’ is less awkward and more time-conscious.
  5. jaycruz reblogged this from peterwknox and added:
    I think it sounds awkward because it’s an unnecessary adverb. I think. You don’t need the has to say, Jon Doe started...
  6. peterwknox reblogged this from ronen-posts and added:
    It’s not incorrect per se,...certainly awkward.
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