TorgoX sburkeNO@SPAMcpan.org http://search.cpan.org/~sburke/ "Il est beau comme la retractilité des serres des oiseaux rapaces [...] et surtout, comme la rencontre fortuite sur une table de dissection d'une machine à coudre et d'un parapluie !" -- Lautréamont
I think it's the "ever" that people aren't clear on what to do with.
It's similar to the problem my wife has with "all", as in "who all" or "what all". Where you would normally say "Who all is going?" she'll say "Who is all going?" Instead of "What all did you do?" she'll say "What did you all do?" which sounds very strange when just speaking to me, singular.:-)
I say that all the time! (Score:1)
English is a damn funny language. Like a wild beast, it is impossible to contain it for very long in the cage of grammar.
Out of place (Score:1)
It's similar to the problem my wife has with "all", as in "who all" or "what all".
Where you would normally say "Who all is going?" she'll say "Who is all going?"
Instead of "What all did you do?" she'll say "What did you all do?" which sounds very strange when just speaking to me, singular.
She's from Wisconsin, by the way.