At 11:22:46 on Sun, 29 Jun 2008, Leon <leon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Thanks Tony, yes, in my phrase both days are in the past. So that's not
>even a non-standard usage I guess, it's not an usage at all. It's just
>that I think I've heard it a few times.
It's just possible that you have mis-heard, and interpreted what you
heard as "tomorrow". In certain dialects, the expression "the morrow"
is used to mean either "tomorrow" as in normal usage, or "the day after
the one we are talking about".
For instance: "He died on Tuesday, and was buried on the morrow."
>And what about indirect speech? I suppose that technically there is only
>one statement which is situated in the present. For example:
>
>Please come back tomorrow.
>
>The next week I could say:
>
>She told me 'Please come back tomorrow" (two statements)
>She told me to come back the next day (one statement)
>She told me to come back tomorrow (incorrect)
>
>Am I right?
Yes, you're quite right there - because, in re****ted speech, there is no
tem****al anchor-point to which the concept of "tomorrow" can be fixed.
--
Molly Mockford
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little tem****ary
safety
deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin
(My Reply-To address *is* valid, though may not remain so for ever.)
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