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Message no. 1
From: Tony Rabiola rabiola@**.netcom.com
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 10:47:37 -0600
Just a late thought, but the phrase on the back of the Companion is
short and sweet:

Been there, run that.

Tony Rabiola
rabiola@**.netcom.com
Fourth and Sixth World Adept
(still working on the Fifth)
Proud owner BABY #972
Message no. 2
From: dghost@****.com dghost@****.com
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 12:56:50 -0600
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999 10:47:37 -0600 "Tony Rabiola" <rabiola@**.netcom.com>
writes:
>Just a late thought, but the phrase on the back of the Companion is
>short and sweet:
>
>Been there, run that.

Shouldn't that be "Been there, ran that"? (Thereby keeping the tenses
uniform)

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Message no. 3
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 15:43:20 -0400
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to dghost@****.com."
] >Just a late thought, but the phrase on the back of the Companion is
] >short and sweet:
] >
] >Been there, run that.
]
] Shouldn't that be "Been there, ran that"? (Thereby keeping the tenses
] uniform)

'Ran' doesn't rhyme with 'done.' It's a nifty saying at the
expense of a little grammar.

-Murder of One
Message no. 4
From: Brian Mitzel bmitzel@*.arizona.edu
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 14:05:55 -0700
Actually, the grammar is right, even though it looks funny. If you
wanted to make them complete sentences, it'd be: I've been there.
I've run that. "I been there" just doesn't work much like "I done/run
that" wouldn't, either (well.. ok, "run" could also be used in
present tense.. hehe.. wouldn't match the tense of "have been,"
though).

Mongul (Grammar Police :)

I make posts like this only because I don't know enough of SR to offer
anything to any of the other discussions..

-----Original Message-----
>] Shouldn't that be "Been there, ran that"? (Thereby keeping the
tenses
>] uniform)
>
> 'Ran' doesn't rhyme with 'done.' It's a nifty saying at the
>expense of a little grammar.
Message no. 5
From: Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 1999 18:50:30 -0600
:] >Just a late thought, but the phrase on the back of the Companion is
:] >short and sweet:
:] >
:] >Been there, run that.
:]
:] Shouldn't that be "Been there, ran that"? (Thereby keeping the tenses
:] uniform)
:
: 'Ran' doesn't rhyme with 'done.' It's a nifty saying at the
:expense of a little grammar.


Actually, there is no grammar bending. The implied phrase is "[I
have] been there, [I have} run that." This is correct English. If it
were not, you would also have to say "Been there, DID that."
The other phrasing implies "[I have] been there, [I have] ran that."
That is not correct English. The implied structure could be "[I have]
been
there, [and I] ran that.", but parallel clauses (even if just implied
classes) are generally better sounding.

Mongoose
Message no. 6
From: Glenn Royer groyer@********.EDU
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1999 20:38:46 -0500
> "And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to dghost@****.com."
> ] >Just a late thought, but the phrase on the back of the Companion is
> ] >short and sweet:
> ] >
> ] >Been there, run that.
> ]
> ] Shouldn't that be "Been there, ran that"? (Thereby keeping the tenses
> ] uniform)
>
>
okay, well, since we're picking over it, 'been there, run that' is in
correct form. proper english would be to say "I have" in front of both
of those clauses... "I been there" is not correct Inglish and so "I ran
that" would be changing verb tenses...
-Glnen
Message no. 7
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 09:29:31 -0300
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to Mongoose."
] : 'Ran' doesn't rhyme with 'done.' It's a nifty saying at the
] :expense of a little grammar.
]
] Actually, there is no grammar bending. The implied phrase is "[I
] have] been there, [I have} run that." This is correct English. If it
] were not, you would also have to say "Been there, DID that."
] The other phrasing implies "[I have] been there, [I have] ran that."
] That is not correct English. The implied structure could be "[I have]
] been
] there, [and I] ran that.", but parallel clauses (even if just implied
] classes) are generally better sounding.
]
] Mongoose

Great. One more person corrects me, and I'm gonna
subject you all to my unedited posts. That'll show you.
You ain't seen bad spelling or grammar, 'til you've met
the clumsy fingers of Scott Wheelock. Beware!

-Murder of One
Message no. 8
From: dghost@****.com dghost@****.com
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:51:11 -0500
On Sun, 04 Apr 1999 09:29:31 -0300 Scott Wheelock <iscottw@*****.nb.ca>
writes:
<SNIP>
> Great. One more person corrects me, and I'm gonna
>subject you all to my unedited posts. That'll show you.
>You ain't seen bad spelling or grammar, 'til you've met
>the clumsy fingers of Scott Wheelock. Beware!

I thought they were all correcting ME ... :) All I did was try to make
sure the list shirt quote would be grammatically correct and I get a hail
of corrections about implied verbs ... :)

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Message no. 9
From: Scott Wheelock iscottw@*****.nb.ca
Subject: [META] RN T-shirt
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 20:48:18 -0300
"And now, a Channel 6 editorial reply to dghost@****.com."
] > Great. One more person corrects me, and I'm gonna
] >subject you all to my unedited posts. That'll show you.
] >You ain't seen bad spelling or grammar, 'til you've met
] >the clumsy fingers of Scott Wheelock. Beware!
]
] I thought they were all correcting ME ... :) All I did was try to make
] sure the list shirt quote would be grammatically correct and I get a hail
] of corrections about implied verbs ... :)

Naw, it was me they were after...you were correct, but accused
of being incorrect, I rose to your defense despite your incorrect
incorrectness, thereby being incorrect 'cause you were correct,
so they're correcting me.

I gotta sit down now....

-Murder of One

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