There are many examples, but the most often heard is along the lines of "It fit me" instead of "It fitted me"
2007-01-26 04:38:26 · 5 answers · asked by Duffer 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
and pity the poor pluperfect subjunctive !
2007-01-26 04:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a bad example. Because if I go to the store, and I try on a pant and they did fit me, when I bring them home I assume they will still fit me. Unless of course, I gained a significant amount of weight since I tried them on. You always want to speak and write in the present tense; if you write in the past tense your writing seems as though it were dead. At least for me. It just seems that if I say, "the clothes did fit", one would assume that they don't fit anymore. If I say, "the clothes fit", one will assume they fit at the store and they fit now.
2007-01-26 04:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Ron P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Ron P. 'Fit' is not a good example.
What else can you come up with, so we can put you straight?
2007-01-26 09:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is less controversial than abandoning Iraq
2007-01-26 05:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess its because as we grow and evolve so does our understanding of the language besides "fitted me" sounds like a 1st grader trying to speak.
2007-01-26 04:47:04 · answer #5 · answered by Neena 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋