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Old 06-07-1999, 04:35 PM
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Whenever I come to the Straight Dope homepage I always go to the archives to catch up on what I've missed. In doing this I noticed that the message says "Catch up on what you missed." Shouldn't that be "Catch up on what you've missed" or did I miss an English lesson? Can someone verify what I'm saying?
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Old 06-07-1999, 05:49 PM
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Yup, you're right.
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Old 06-08-1999, 10:30 AM
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Thank you!
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Old 06-08-1999, 03:59 PM
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Little Ed writes the blurbs and is not entirely to be relied on, but in this case he can't be faulted. "You missed" is past tense. "You've missed" is past perfect. Either is acceptable in this context.
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Old 06-08-1999, 10:06 PM
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Anything you say, Mr. Adams.

(Pssst - fftoreality, I still think it's a poor construction.)
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Old 06-09-1999, 08:21 AM
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Oh... Oh God... it's HIM!!!! It's Cecil Adams!!!

*touching the screen*

Sorry... this is the first post from Unca Cece I've ever seen. It's kind of a special moment for me.

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Old 06-09-1999, 04:09 PM
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Quote:
Yes correct your right
Correct my right what?
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Old 06-10-1999, 12:26 AM
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Yes correct your right......
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Old 06-10-1999, 11:12 AM
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I'm glad to see my little comment got a reaction from the master. I feel so proud that he would take the time to react. *Wow*
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Old 06-17-2001, 01:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 1999
bump - cecil post
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