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quirea me label ot Nasty boy, “a label he has never truly shook.” As a past participle of “shake,” the use of “shook” leaves me shaken.
Compound verbs seem to cause trouble everywhere. The Seattle Times had a problem last August with “to ride.” The sports section carried a photo of jockey Time Malgarini getting a hug from a fan. “He had rode 24 winners this season.” Having ridden that many winners, the gentleman had a hug coming.
For a time in 1991-92 season it looked as if Denver’s rookie center Dikembe Mutombo might become rookie of the year. Not to be. The Las Vegas Review-Journal said that “as the NBA schedule grinded on, Mutombo struggled to sustain his earlier level of play.”
If the past tense of “to grind” were put to a vote, I’d be torn. In
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