[Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick

[Patrick Cooke]

> I believe it is Pat's contention that he *had* sprang for it.<
 You're right, of course.....sprung is to be used mainly as a predicate
adjective.  Or is that only in the subjunctive mode, pluperfect tense?
I think I'll check my participles....I have the feeling something's
dangling.
Pat Cooke


----- Original Message -----
From: "Williams, Bob" <robert.c.williams at eds.com>
To: "Charlie Hooks" <charliehooks at earthlink.net>; "DJML Dixieland Jazz"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick


> I believe it is Pat's contention that he *had* sprang for it.
>
> Bob Williams
> The World's Most Modest Man and
> The Noumenal Leader of the Once Wooden Nickel Jass Band
> <http://wnjb.com>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie Hooks [mailto:charliehooks at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:43 AM
> To: DJML Dixieland Jazz
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Antivirus trick
>
>
> on 2/12/03 10:54 AM, Patrick Cooke at patcooke at cox.net wrote:
>
> > but instead I
> > sprung for the 2003 version.
>
> No, you didn't, Pat.  You "sprang" for it.  You did not "sprung."  Never
at
> any time did you "sprung."
>
> cordially,
> Charlie, the weary grammarian
>
>
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