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#1 30-Oct-2003, 21:29Saw\___\Sawn
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#2 21-Nov-2003, 03:36Re: Saw\___\Sawn
It has been sawn.
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#3 21-Nov-2003, 16:46Still is, isn't it?
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#4 21-Nov-2003, 18:19Still is sawn? Originally Posted by tdol
Still is, isn't it?
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#5 21-Nov-2003, 23:56Still is the past participle.
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#6 22-Nov-2003, 00:16Clever, Tdol.
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#7 22-Nov-2003, 00:22Oops.
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#8 18-Aug-2006, 18:35Re: Saw\___\Sawn
'sawn' is losing ground to 'sawed'. This is the way of language. The "new" rule [that's been around for centuries] that ENLs have in their brain is "the past tense is made by adding "ed". Irregular verbs, though still quite individually strong, are fighting a losing battle.
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#9 18-Aug-2006, 19:22Re: Saw\___\Sawn
v. saw -sawed - sawed/sawn
This verb has two forms of past participle : sawed / sawn
As far as I remember I have always used "sawn", possibly because my former teachers of English preferred this form.
Regards,Last edited by Teia; 18-Aug-2006 at 19:33.
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#10 20-Aug-2006, 14:18Re: Saw\___\Sawn
see/saw/seen
but
saw/sawed/sawn
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