Timeline for Heard a native saying: "did you see where she had a baby??" refering to Facebook
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| May 5, 2016 at 18:45 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/728294606044073985 | ||
| May 5, 2016 at 17:46 | vote | accept | Enlasnubess | ||
| May 5, 2016 at 17:45 | history | edited | Enlasnubess | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 5, 2016 at 16:54 | comment | added | WillB3 | Also, please note that fiancé = male, fiancée = female. | |
| May 5, 2016 at 13:30 | comment | added | TimR | "a situation" is simply a periphrasis for "where". | |
| May 5, 2016 at 12:58 | comment | added | rhetorician | Just a word of caution. Don't be like so many "careless" speakers who use the word "where" inappropriately. For example, which of the following two sentences is perhaps more correct than the other: "Catch 22 is where two things have to happen, but the first thing has to happen before the second thing can happen, because if the first thing doesn't happen, then neither will the second thing"? Or, "Catch 22 is a situation in which . . ."? Personally, I think the second sentence is correct, but then I'm a stickler for details! Don | |
| May 5, 2016 at 12:42 | answer | added | bib | timeline score: 15 | |
| May 5, 2016 at 12:42 | comment | added | TimR | She has it correct. This is a common phrase. It has been around for a long time, and it is still in use. It isn't felt to be archaic. | |
| May 5, 2016 at 12:42 | comment | added | Brian Donovan | I think it is merely an elliptical usage, as in "Did you see where [it was reported that] Emma had a baby?" | |
| May 5, 2016 at 12:38 | review | First posts | |||
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| May 5, 2016 at 12:35 | history | asked | Enlasnubess | CC BY-SA 3.0 |