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- From: mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson)
- Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
- Subject: Re: How're (was Re: The "education" ...)
- Message-ID: <10354@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 17:06:32 GMT
- References: <Nov.7.01.45.15.1992.26459@remus.rutgers.edu> <1dfu58INNgkh@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <Nov.8.01.27.37.1992.28853@romulus.rutgers.edu>
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- In <Nov.8.01.27.37.1992.28853@romulus.rutgers.edu> clong@romulus.rutgers.edu (Chris Long) writes:
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- >In article <1dfu58INNgkh@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>, Richard A. Mulac writes:
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- >> BZZZZT! Wrong. *We're*, *you're*, *I'm*, *hasn't*, etc. are all "proper"
- >> English contractions. *How're* is NOT (pronounced "hower").
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- >I find it completely bizarre that someone would suggest that "you're"
- >is a valid construct while at the same time claiming that "how're" isn't.
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- Contractions are written down as they are, because that is how they are
- pronounced.
-
- You try it.
- There is a big difference between "you are" and "you're". The first takes
- two syllables the second only one.
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- Now try "how are" and "how're". They are pronounced exactly the same.
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- The second is not a valid contraction because it doesn't buy you anything
- when you say it.
-
- --
- Mob rule doesn't become any prettier, just because the mob start to call itself
- a government.
- It ain't charity if you are using someone else's money.
- Mark.Wilson@AtlantaGA.NCR.com
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