--- Wally Kairuz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i'm sure that the lyrics say ''i'm drawn to those
> ones that ain't AFRAID'',
> which would supply the predicative.
> my comment on this is that ''ones'' after ''those''
> is superfluous because
> ''those'' is not a demonstrative pronoun in this
> sentence. and, yes,
> ''ain't'' sounds kind of terrible, ''don't'' it?
> wallyK
You're right, Wally. The "ones" in "those ones" is
superfluous. The one thing I can never figure out is
why so many popular songwriters, who speak perfectly
good English, seem to lapse into this grammatically
incorrect kind of English. I can't imagine Joni (or
countless other popular songwriters) *saying* "ain't"
but there it is in the song. Where's that at? ;)
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