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One should also note that various dialects of English, including some
British dialects if I'm not mistaken, allow omission of the relative
pronoun for subjects of the relative clause, that is, a sentence like
"He's the man met me at the airport" is perfectly fine in these
dialects.
Thank you to Herb for the enlightening list of conditions concerning
the status of "that". This shows how enriching a look into a major
reference grammar can be.
Dr. Johanna Rubba, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Dept.
Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Ofc. tel. : 805-756-2184
Dept. tel.: 805-756-2596
Dept. fax: 805-756-6374
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URL: cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba
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