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Is the word "to" going out of fashion

  • 03-06-2008 6:35pm
    #1
    mike65
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    As in "what happened you" rather than "what happen TO you" which actually makes sense.

    Mike.


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  • #2
    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Or "what happened to you?" perhaps?


  • #3
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Doh, but does anyone have the answer.

    Mike.


  • #4
    Talliesin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,314 ✭✭✭Talliesin


    Regional thing maybe? I haven't noticed it much. Dropping prepositions is a common abbreviation, and while some become pretty much received (I think people would now more often say "attained the age of" rather than "attained to the age of"), just what prepositions are dropped and where varies from group to group.


  • #5
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Seems like it. 'To', indicating the infinitive of a verb, also seems to be going into disuse, with participles now more common. Another one is "to go + participle". "Do you want to go cooking when we get home?"


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