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Re: Grammar...

2003-08-31 by teddybut

> Hi Peter
> 
> Think in terms of 3 person plural - "they come", definitely not "they comes"
> - 3 person singular would be "he/she/it comes"
> 
> Therefore, "here come Chris & Marty"?
> 
> Beste Gruesse ;-)
> 
> Mark Cahill

hmmmmm. I speak English Natively and this is just not used. It may be
correct grammar but it sounds wrong to me.

I would say "Here comes Chris and Marty". If it was a group of people I
would say "Here they come". If it was a band I would say, "Here come the
Barbarianz". I think if you list the individual names it would be "comes",
Marty being an add on.

Then again we Americans are known for speaking incorrectly, so who am I to
say, I certainly haven't studied this with any care. My example is just how
it would be used in a conversation in the US.

Why did I feel that I had to write this email with perfect grammar, spelling
and capitalization?

Teddybut

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