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“is” + past participle

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Posted: 25 July 2010 04:06 AM

[ Ignore ] [ # 16 ]

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Or, let me guess, reänalysis in the New Yorker?

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Posted: 25 July 2010 02:42 PM

[ Ignore ] [ # 17 ]

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The re-analysis happened some time ago. If the New Yorker speaks of singular pea or singular [i[cherry] they are using a form that resulted from re-analysis.

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