Timeline for Is it correct to say "the hem came unsewn"?
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| May 14 at 19:56 | comment | added | TimR | The point is, "to come unsewn" is well established, and the various forms (came unsewn, is | was coming unsewn, etc) are attested. | |
| May 14 at 18:56 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | That's as may be. But I followed your link, and at the top it says No results found for "hem came unsewn". Results for hem came unsewn (without quotes): Nothing like that when I searched for undone. | |
| May 14 at 18:52 | comment | added | TimR | There's one right there: " ... hem of her long dress came unsewn as soon as they got out of the station". Also "come unsewn" and "coming unsewn" are well attested. | |
| May 14 at 18:39 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | Well attested? Your own Google Books link says No results found for "hem came unsewn". But there's more that a pageful of results for "hem came undone" | |
| May 14 at 15:50 | vote | accept | Tom | ||
| May 14 at 14:14 | history | answered | TimR | CC BY-SA 4.0 |