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Re: him/his coming
From:
DD Farms <[log in to unmask]>
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:32:38 -0600
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At 04:35 PM 1/18/2009, Karl Hagen wrote:
>As far as I know, even pedants (and least grammatically savvy pedants) would
>not prefer "his coming" in this particular context. Even in the most fussy
>traditional grammar, there has always been a place for "him coming" and the
>like, depending on the context. . . .

DD I agree, but you need to stick a pause in there for the "him 
coming." In other word insert a comma. Just my unlearned opinion. How 
think you better trained?

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