Talk:Double copula
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I don't understand. Why is, is this usage disputed, disputed, is this usage disputed, disputed? Rintrah 05:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- What it is is it's wrong. — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 20:47, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
- That fair enough, what it is is is (yeah! I scored triple grammatically!). And, ah, ahem, I say, thank you, I say, ah, thank you, I say, thank you for the advice, advice, advice. Buffalo! Rintrah 11:07, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
- You're just making it up now as you go along... — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 23:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
- Isn't that what I have always been doing? Rintrah 09:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
- Probably — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 13:10, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
- Isn't that what I have always been doing? Rintrah 09:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
- You're just making it up now as you go along... — AnemoneProjectors (talk) 23:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
- That fair enough, what it is is is (yeah! I scored triple grammatically!). And, ah, ahem, I say, thank you, I say, ah, thank you, I say, thank you for the advice, advice, advice. Buffalo! Rintrah 11:07, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
It is a little bit sad that we have to say "disputed" instead of incorrect, just to avoid triggering sermons on the evils of prescriptivism. --Reuben 16:13, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Possibly different topic
I was wondering if there's grammatical term for this:
- "be being"[1][2][3]
- "do doing" (I can't find any linkable sources at the moment, but I once heard a lady (from the Boston area) say this three times in a 15-minute phone conversation)
Does anyone know about this? Is it disputed grammar? I would assume that it is because some sources call it correct and others list it as a correct and quite distinct verb tense. Help would be appreciated. Thanks. Ufwuct 23:55, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What about this?
Is something like this a double copula?
- "I can see that that English grammar is annoying."
--Falconusp t c 15:32, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
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- Two different uses of that. It’s referring to a previous instance of English grammar, rather than English grammar in general. —Frungi 05:15, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copula?
Why is it a double copula rather than simply a double “is”, when “is” (and various forms thereof) seems to be the only copula for which this happens? If this is the case, I propose the article be moved to double is. If not, the article should include examples of other double copulas. —Frungi 23:28, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
