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Subject: Re: [OM] Paul's PAW - apparently, bad at math
From: Jez Cunningham <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 22:25:53 +0000
The sample pages (and maybe the rest of this book) are an interesting
summary of the state of English as she is taught (or not) in England:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/English-Natives-Discover-Grammar-Dont/dp/1848548370/ref=pd_cp_b_2

On 05/11/2013, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Exactamundo, Philippe.
>
> But there’s a problem in your list of parts of the various verbs: most
> native English speakers of my acquaintance would not understand the
> differences.  Nor would they understand the parts of the verb that you have
> written in the list.
>
> English grammar in this country has been defunct as a part of education for
> years.  Our well-educated visitors from other countries can perform much
> better than the natives, if my experience is anything to go by.
>
> Chris
> On 5 Nov 2013, at 20:55, philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Le 5 nov. 13 à 21:42, Chris Barker a écrit :
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> But it's probably where the confusion arises, mostly in your
>>> country, between the 2 verbs "lie" and "lay".  :-)
>>>
>>
>> Just imagine the colateral damage in this country ;-)
>>
>> to lie, lied, lied
>> to lie, lay, lain
>> to lay, laid, laid
>> to lead, led, led
>>
>> #&!!!@##*/???!
>>
>> Ph
>
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