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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 grammar question #134210 10/19/04 12:58 PM Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA C clockworkchaos OP journeyman OP clockworkchaos journeyman C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA Is it OK to say, "I went to give her her locket back."? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134211 10/19/04 01:20 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Is it OK to say, "I went to give her her locket back."? As long as that's what you mean. What seems to be wrong with it? The two personal pronouns in succession? You could reword to: "I went to give her locket back to her." but I don't think that sounds as nice as the first sentence. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134212 10/19/04 04:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I'm with jheem. It's perfectly correct, and sounds fine to my ear, too. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134213 10/19/04 05:29 PM Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA C clockworkchaos OP journeyman OP clockworkchaos journeyman C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 72 "The South", USA Thanks jheem and AnnaS! It just didn't look right on paper. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134214 10/19/04 08:11 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California It just didn't look right on paper. There's this old chestnut, that only looks right after the addition of quotation marks and other punctuation. Mary where John had had had had had had had. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134215 10/20/04 12:23 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 How about "I went to give her back her locket."? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134216 10/20/04 02:03 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont no one will see it if it's on her back. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134217 10/20/04 11:03 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 no one will see it if it's on her back. That's the silliest thing I've ever heard. No one will see it on here front, either, if it's beneath her clothing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134218 10/20/04 11:30 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia P paulb addict paulb addict P Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 460 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Hi Jheem: I posted a longer version of this chestnut when I was much younger, but couldn't locate it by searching. If only Mary, who had had "had", had had "had had"; "had had" had had the teacher's approval. Cheers paulb Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: grammar question #134219 10/20/04 11:32 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California longer version Yup, paulb. Like all good folklore, this one exists in more than one version. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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