You belabor the point of the past partciple with so much fervor and righteous indignation, even  by presenting this example as one of several that you apparently quantify as accurate in your defense of knowing correct grammar usage. However, your seeming obsessive focus, yet often domineering v on one aspect 
ur appaAnd spitting infinitives: "to not put 'had' in front of them" is grammatically 
> acceptable?  


Peace, 
Diane

On Jun 9, 2011, at 4:37 PM, Brad Johnston <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> "The pond I had put in about 8 years ago. It was a good spot and only took a day to do."
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> A nice example of what you get if you can't see past-tense verbs and know enough to not put 'had' in front of them.
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> Making a difference doesn't happen all that often but when it does, it makes a difference, and that's reason enough to teach it right, which is not done now.
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