Awkward Phrasing
Jul. 16th, 2009 10:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
switch842I'm not sure if this is one of those British vs American things, but I've been seeing this A LOT over at the SPN Big Bang and it's really starting to get annoying.
Example:
"I've not seen you around before."
Now, most people I know would say, "I haven't seen you around before."
I realize both are perfectly valid sentences and contractions, but the first one is just seems so formal and awkward when coming from, like, a high school kid.
Unless it's just me....
Example:
"I've not seen you around before."
Now, most people I know would say, "I haven't seen you around before."
I realize both are perfectly valid sentences and contractions, but the first one is just seems so formal and awkward when coming from, like, a high school kid.
Unless it's just me....
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Date: 2009-07-17 12:39 am (UTC)