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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Language variations #113508 10/14/2003 9:08 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I was somewhat surprised to find among the examples: past perfect 'already' British: They've already eaten. Surely this is the present perfect not the past perfect. Under complementation he says: British: He appeared tired He appeared a complete idiot. General American: He appeared tired He appeared to be a complete idiot. Perhaps I'm going to appear a complete idiot here, but to me "He appeared a complete idiot" and "He appeared to be a complete idiot" mean different things. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Language variations Jackie 10/13/2003 2:12 AM Re: Language variations slithy toves 10/13/2003 12:32 PM Re: Language variations Alex Williams 10/13/2003 12:47 PM Re: Language variations Faldage 10/13/2003 12:53 PM Re: Language variations dodyskin 10/13/2003 1:10 PM Re: Language variations Jackie 10/14/2003 12:40 AM Re: Language variations Bingley 10/14/2003 4:57 AM Walking and eating AnnaStrophic 10/14/2003 8:03 AM Re: Walking and eating Bingley 10/14/2003 8:41 AM Re: Walking and eating shanks 10/14/2003 4:13 PM Re: Butties AnnaStrophic 10/14/2003 4:16 PM Re: Butties Faldage 10/14/2003 4:19 PM Re: Butties shanks 10/14/2003 4:32 PM Re: Butties Zed 10/14/2003 7:08 PM Re: Butties AnnaStrophic 10/14/2003 7:49 PM Re: Butties Buffalo Shrdlu 10/14/2003 11:02 PM Re: Walking and eating Jackie 10/14/2003 1:39 PM Re: Walking and eating of troy 10/14/2003 3:37 PM Re: Walking and eating Jackie 10/15/2003 1:10 AM chips and bread dodyskin 10/15/2003 9:44 AM Re: chips and bread of troy 10/15/2003 1:14 PM Re: Language variations Bingley 10/14/2003 9:08 AM Re: Language variations Faldage 10/14/2003 10:15 AM 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,392 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 18 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,214 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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