In Analogies^x, Verbs^x

Hela, I can't speak for other people! I don't know why they would use present (subj) instead of past! Maybe the idiom itself should be considered as only weakly governing the following verb, similar to "if". Recall that "would rather" has a sort of double identity: It is an idiom for...

Such antics! How about "The phone is ringing (to the point of falling) off the hook." the analogy being with the phrasal verb "to fall off"? Cf. 'shaking/brushing an insect off one's sleeve' (This doesn't mean picking up the little fellow and shaking/brushing him, does it?) ...

Another kind of illegitimate argument is based on analogy between one area of grammar and another. consider yet another construction where there is variation between nominative and accusative forms of pronouns: , where the subject has the form of a coordination of pronouns. This shows us not...

Oh, really, Davkett? Actually I, too, didn't find "stain", when used as a verb, has anything to do with "size".

I don't like it, but deemed as + adjective (or any other word) seems to be abundant in current use. Here is the American Heritage Dictionary's opinion: "As is sometimes used superfluously to introduce the complements of verbs like consider, deem, and account, as in They considered it...

Pieanne wrote: Maybe "basicly" became "basically" for the sake of pronounciation, and by analogy with the other -ally adverbs? There may be a better reason, though, but I don't know it. Bonne journee, Pieanne! I thought so too, for the ease of proNUNciation. But to give it a second...

Maybe "basicly" became "basically" for the sake of pronounciation, and by analogy with the other -ally adverbs? There may be a better reason, though, but I don't know it.

1. 'Last week, I may go sailing.' I find this sentence baffling: it seems to contradict itself. The contradiction seems to reside in the opposition of 'may' and 'last week'. I myself would describe this as a conflict of context (past) and tense (non-past). How would you describe it? The...

Hello Equivocal, welcome to English Forums. It will take me a little time to read through and understand the implications of your posts, which look very interesting. In the meantime, I'd also be interested in your thoughts on the following: 1. 'Last week, I may go sailing.' I find...

Alright, send my consolation prize to my Paypal account. OK. Will do! Thanks, Julie. Your answer is exactly what I was looking for. And don't feel left out, will ya? Many speakers, both native and non-native, get the same reading, if not both readings. I'm one. I'm investigating...