in my opinion, "all i did was calling her the wrong name" can be more acceptable.
2007-05-12 16:34:45 · 9 answers · asked by popcorn0421 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
the sentence is right. "all i did was 'calling' her the wrong name" is incorrect.
it's simple, as you're just referring to a verb. the "...her the wrong name" is irrelevant.
"all i did was calling" vs "all i did was call." which one seems correct to you? just replace it with another verb to see it more clearly.
All I did was dance. vs All I did was dancing.
All I did was smoke. vs All I did was smoking.
If you want to use "calling", then say : My only mistake was calling her the wrong name.
In the first case, you're using a verb to refer to another verb, "did.....call".
In the second case, you're referring to the entire act of calling her the wrong name as a noun, i..e, mistake. Mistake is a noun where as "did" is a verb.
2007-05-12 16:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what were u doing when u called her the wrong name.I hope nothin sexy.did u call her by afriends name?is it some random chick name u called her. These all factor into if its should be exceptable or not.but to be real,,,,,,if my hubbie called me the wrong name he would be sleeping on the couch or in the car 4 a very long time
2007-05-12 23:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by bluejluv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grammar aside, the more humble response might be, "I mistakenly called her an incorrect name. My bad...I wasn't concentrating properly and I apologize." Might keep you out of the doghouse and out of the blue beam of the grammar police. But of the two choices you offered, the two sentences are equally grammatically correct, though a little awkward. Just using the phrase "all I did" sets one up for a fight!
2007-05-12 23:54:12 · answer #3 · answered by rb29440 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I did was call her BY the wrong name is the better choice, I believe.
2007-05-12 23:45:32 · answer #4 · answered by Jess 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it sounds right if yur addressing it to someone but id say
"i called her the wrong name"
and if you wanna add the "all i did" part say..
"i called her the wrong name, that's all i did"
- and if you actually did call her the wrong name, your in trouble!!
2007-05-12 23:43:27 · answer #5 · answered by csi_crazii03 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"All I did was to call her the wrong name"
"I called her the wrong name"
2007-05-12 23:39:26 · answer #6 · answered by commonsense2265 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's "all I did was call her the wrong name"
because it has sentence parallelism.
"did" and "call" are parallel.
however, "did" and "calling" is not.
2007-05-12 23:57:28 · answer #7 · answered by Meh K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouch - either way sounds like someone needs to send flowers!
2007-05-12 23:38:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its was call
u cant say was calling, calling means ur doin it now and was means it already happened
2007-05-12 23:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by Rachelle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋