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Date: | Mon, 10 Mar 2008 06:08:21 -0500 |
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Hi all,
This phrase on CNN.com caught my eye today:
"After all, she about to turn 18 now and is a big supporter of Barack Obama."
(Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/10/clinton.ad.obama.ap/index.html)
Is that a typo, or is the omission of the verb "to be" after "she" an
acceptable form here (or one that is perhaps becoming acceptable)? I
have heard, mostly in substandard speech, "she all grown up now", but
to see it on CNN was odd, to say the least.
Any comments?
Roberto Perez
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