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Hi there,
Just wondering, are verbal constructioos like in "I ask for you to leave", "I didn't mean for him to be killed," 'I said for him to let it go,"and "I wanted for him to do his assignment" still considered as substandard or did they conversely gain acceptance in standard American English?
Just wondering, are verbal constructioos like in "I ask for you to leave", "I didn't mean for him to be killed," 'I said for him to let it go,"and "I wanted for him to do his assignment" still considered as substandard or did they conversely gain acceptance in standard American English?