An let us not forget, "He slud up on in there"Walden wrote:That is odd. Standard American English would be, "He slud on in to second base!"BrassBlower wrote:And then you have the case of fellow Arky and former St. Louis Cardinals radio announcer Dizzy Dean:
"He slud into second base!"
question on language
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I forgot would refer to a single past instance; I forget might imply that one is still searching one's memory banks with some vague hope of recollection, as in, Hm, let me see, I forget. Or tha latter could refer to an ongoing or repetitive condition. Respectfully submitted for your consideration, lest we forget.
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the only time I say "forget" is if the verb describes a general situation:
I always forget to zipp-up after pissing.
I usually forget my manners after 7 pints.
Tomorrow I will forget to clean up my flat.
But, if someone asks me something and I answer I forget to it, it would sound wrong to me, because the mere fact that I tried to remember had taken place in the past, therefore forget would have to be in the past too, as in, you got it: forgot.
I always forget to zipp-up after pissing.
I usually forget my manners after 7 pints.
Tomorrow I will forget to clean up my flat.
But, if someone asks me something and I answer I forget to it, it would sound wrong to me, because the mere fact that I tried to remember had taken place in the past, therefore forget would have to be in the past too, as in, you got it: forgot.
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Re: OT: question on language
I've forgotten, but I'm for get'n it right.amar wrote:What do you say?
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AmarJi,
Like Philo and Avanturia and others have told you,
its to do with tense.
"Forgot" is past tense declension;
"Forget" is a present tense declension
and
"Will forget" is a future tense declension
of the verb "TO FORGET".
Some of your usages of the verb
are just grammatically INCORRECT.
However that does not mean you shouldn't keep on
speaking the way you are.
It may suited your personality.
Like Philo and Avanturia and others have told you,
its to do with tense.
"Forgot" is past tense declension;
"Forget" is a present tense declension
and
"Will forget" is a future tense declension
of the verb "TO FORGET".
Some of your usages of the verb
are just grammatically INCORRECT.
However that does not mean you shouldn't keep on
speaking the way you are.
It may suited your personality.
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Forgot should only be used when reffering to an event in the past, as it is the past tense of the verb forget.
To say I forget, is a general statment which could refer to events in the past, the present and the future:
Do you remember? No, I forget.
So the answer to the question: 'do you know where the car keys are?'
could be either
A) 'No, I have forgotten' (specific to that event)
B) 'No, I forget' (a general statment)
or
C) Yes, don't you (more likley)
To say I forget, is a general statment which could refer to events in the past, the present and the future:
Do you remember? No, I forget.
So the answer to the question: 'do you know where the car keys are?'
could be either
A) 'No, I have forgotten' (specific to that event)
B) 'No, I forget' (a general statment)
or
C) Yes, don't you (more likley)
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Lay off the older generation Walden or this will be something not soon forgotten!Walden wrote:It seems to me that the older generation, especially (speaking of my own kinsmen), use what we usually think of as present tense words for the past in some cases, though, as Avanutria suggests, I think it's true that in the case of forget/forgot it tends to vary with context.
Among my older relatives:
run = run or ran
eat = eat, ate, or eaten (possibly a legitimate archaic usage)
give = give, gave, or given
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