Board:   [DoveNet] Pro-Audio Discussion
Subject: Re: Linn LM-1 With A.M.S.
From:    Gamgee
Date:    Sun Sep 06, 2020 08:45

@VIA: PALANT
-=> Nightfox wrote to Gamgee <=-

 TM>>> Has anyone ever used this drum machine before?

 Ga>> Before *what*?

 Ni>> Seriously?   It's fairly common to use "before" this way.  As in,
 Ni>> at any time in the past.

 Ga> I'd have to disagree in this particular example. The "Has anyone
 Ga> ever used" part of the sentence makes the "before" redundant and
 Ga> unnecessary.

 Ni> I've heard people say this all the time though..

Well yes, no doubt.  That doesn't make it any more correct,
though.It's very poor English - lazy and sloppy.

I'm reminded of the saying that my parents would occasionally ask
me:  Just becauseeveryone else is jumping off that cliff doesn't
mean that you should too.

:-)


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