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Grammar 101...
RokofAges75:
Man, I've been googling grammar a lot today in my writing. Do you ever have those moments where you're not sure which word is right? I've done it twice today, with shined vs. shone (as in "shined a flashlight") and racked vs. wracked (as in "racked my brain"). I did not too long ago with some other verb that I wasn't sure of the past tense. The English language can be so confusing, with all its rule-breakers and homophones! I consider myself a Grammar Nazi, and even I second guess myself and have to look stuff up sometimes.
TheDistantHeart:
I have the same thing with "raised" and "rose". I just guess most of the time but I'm still anxious. I guess every language has a few rule-breakers and exceptions. Dutch has it too but that whole language doesn't make sense LOL. Especially Dutch grammar is confusing and illogical so major thumbs up to people emigrating to Holland and have to learn the language.
RokofAges75:
That's another good one! Kinda like "shined/shone" or "laid/lay" (which is even more confusing). "Raised" is the past tense of "raise," and "rose" is the past tense of "rise." "Raise" and "rise" are similar, but not quite the same. I raised my glass as the sun rose... "raise" is something you do to an object, but if the object is doing it itself, it's "rise" - if that makes any kind of sense. I know it has to be even harder when English isn't your first language and you're not sure what SOUNDS right.
alota_cookin:
I try my very best to use proper grammar....but just reading this gives me one hell of a headache! LMAO!
TheDistantHeart:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on November 26, 2010, 05:42:48 PM ---That's another good one! Kinda like "shined/shone" or "laid/lay" (which is even more confusing). "Raised" is the past tense of "raise," and "rose" is the past tense of "rise." "Raise" and "rise" are similar, but not quite the same. I raised my glass as the sun rose... "raise" is something you do to an object, but if the object is doing it itself, it's "rise" - if that makes any kind of sense. I know it has to be even harder when English isn't your first language and you're not sure what SOUNDS right.
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It does makes sense. :) So, you raise/raised your eyebrows? I think I keep switching between "I raised my eyebrows" and "I rose my eyebrows" in my fanfics LOL. It's like it's 50% correct. :D But I'm kind of a perfectionist when it comes to grammar and spelling, so I still want to know which 50% is correct.
When it comes to these kind of words, I have NO idea what sounds right, exactly. Most of the time I can hear what sounds completely wrong but not with these ones. :P
Oooh! I just thought of another one that I'm always not sure of. The past tense of "to learn". Is that "learned" or "learnt"? Mostly, when I read a word, I can sense if it's wrong or right but I have double feelings with these ones. :shrug:
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