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alinguiststhoughtsNovember 3, 2014. November 11, 2014. I re-read “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, which was published in 1813, while contemplating such thoughts. I noticed changes between the language she used and the one I do, such as the use of “to be” as an auxillary verb in the perfect tense of “to come”, instead of using “to have” as an auxillary. Nowadays, we say “The child has. Thanks for reading and please let me know your thoughts! The WordPress.com Blog. Follow Blog via Email. Join 3 other followers. Create...
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