Timeline for Should we try to simplify the English?
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| Nov 10, 2016 at 18:51 | answer | added | La Vo-o | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 22:12 | comment | added | LaPingvino | English is weird ;) it often makes things actors that are actually completely passive, as happens here :). | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 11:11 | comment | added | avpaderno Mod | @LaPingvino I should have said it is not the correct phrase in that context. You cannot say an article has them occur, since that would mean an article makes them occur, to report what an article says. | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 20:02 | answer | added | Charlotte SL | timeline score: 4 | |
| Aug 30, 2016 at 10:39 | comment | added | LaPingvino | has them occur is actually grammatically correct, but it's a weird expression for L2 speakers of english. | |
| Aug 29, 2016 at 22:05 | answer | added | avpadernoMod | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 27, 2016 at 12:25 | comment | added | Vanege | I think we always should, since it helps more people to have access to information. | |
| Aug 26, 2016 at 20:10 | comment | added | avpaderno Mod | Actually, The Vikipedio article on the Olympics has them occur is not grammatically correct. | |
| Aug 26, 2016 at 18:25 | history | edited | Neil Roberts | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 26, 2016 at 18:05 | history | asked | Neil Roberts | CC BY-SA 3.0 |