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    Default Re: Use of present perfect with a set time and unfinished action?

    You, guys, are so English! I love it! One must really live in America to understand what it is, what "Black" is. I wouldn't be that categorical as to whether I should never capitalise the word "black" if I choose to describe someone's color.

    Black is sometimes capitalized in its racial sense, especially in the African-American press, though the lowercase form is still widely used by authors of all races.

    I've capitalized the word "black" meaning the race, not the actual color of the skin.

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    Default Re: Use of present perfect with a set time and unfinished action?

    Quote Originally Posted by Raymott View Post
    No they don't. Did they say that sentence? Is the old guy's name Heather?
    Sorry, but I don't follow your point. If you present your argument in a more traditional way, I might be able to respond sensibly to it.
    That statement is by someone from that family. I wonder why no Americans prove me wrong. It just sounds right to me. It sounds so Hollywood, so New York.

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    Default Re: Use of present perfect with a set time and unfinished action?

    I live in a place where people routinely say "I've went" so I'm sure there are Americans who say "He's been gone to X since Y" but I call it utterly non-standard. I would definitely edit in writing and correct my children if they said it.
    bhaisahab, Raymott, 5jj and 1 others like this.
    I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.

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