Timeline for "When I'm sad, I stop being sad and be awesome instead"
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| Feb 21, 2013 at 5:26 | vote | accept | SingerOfTheFall | ||
| Feb 20, 2013 at 15:07 | comment | added | Jon Hanna | @fgysin its a mix of tenses and aspects that pushes beyond it again, and perhaps a bridge too far, even for Keats. "I have stopped being sad and am being awesome" reigns it back in a bit though. | |
| Feb 20, 2013 at 15:03 | comment | added | fgysin |
Would you mind to comment on the followin construct combined from the original quote and the quote from Keats? When I'm sad, I stop being sad and *am being* awesome instead. Wouldn't it keep the emphasis on agency while somewhat featuring a less confusing grammar?
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| Feb 20, 2013 at 13:23 | comment | added | Joachim Sauer | That's how I love my language: grammatically wrong, but perfectly understandable and arguable. | |
| Feb 20, 2013 at 11:24 | history | answered | Jon Hanna | CC BY-SA 3.0 |