Timeline for Revolutions can, and often have, begun with reading - why "begun", why not "begin"?
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| Jul 9, 2017 at 16:14 | history | edited | Ben Kovitz |
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| Mar 13, 2015 at 4:22 | history | edited | Ben Kovitz |
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| Jun 9, 2014 at 8:30 | answer | added | Ben Kovitz | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 10:49 | comment | added | user230 | You might consider it incorrect, but in this case I personally think it's fine. Sometimes apparent conflicts can be resolved in a way that pleases the ear. (I wouldn't be surprised to learn that other speakers disagree with my judgment, though.) | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 7:47 | comment | added | Damkerng T. | Yes, I've read that too. So I'm not sure if it's the case, but I speculate that it's related. (Me still waiting for answers quietly.) | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 7:34 | comment | added | Man_From_India | @DamkerngT. I read that article and at the end it says it might be correct in speech but should be considered as incorrect in writing. | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 5:27 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglishLL/status/453766096634789888 | ||
| Apr 9, 2014 at 5:25 | comment | added | Damkerng T. | It seems like proximity agreement is at work here, though I'm more used to its application in the case of singular-plural conflict. | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 4:09 | answer | added | toandfro | timeline score: 3 | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 3:51 | history | asked | Man_From_India | CC BY-SA 3.0 |