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Is “helped paved” construction correct? (It's very prevalent—perhaps it's dated?)
The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)what are the correct tenses “very different from what he … do”“I hope I enjoy myself very much” is this correct?Is this construction of the sentence grammatically correct?Is it correct to say: It's not ripened yetI want to know how it's correctIs it correct if using “It's he”?Is “it's suddenly come back to me” correct in tense?Is the construction “as… also” grammatically correct?Is it correct to say “it's” after the subject?Correct construction for “easily protected against”
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I am proofreading a text with the following sentence: "By the time Henry died, he had helped paved the way for the future of economics."
If "helped paved" is incorrect (and should be "helped pave" instead), why does the internet list so many published instances of it? Please see link:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22helped+paved%22&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33fP01P_gAhWl8oMKHelOAAkQ_AUIFCgB&biw=1261&bih=718
Thank you very much!
grammar verbs tenses past-tense
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I am proofreading a text with the following sentence: "By the time Henry died, he had helped paved the way for the future of economics."
If "helped paved" is incorrect (and should be "helped pave" instead), why does the internet list so many published instances of it? Please see link:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22helped+paved%22&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33fP01P_gAhWl8oMKHelOAAkQ_AUIFCgB&biw=1261&bih=718
Thank you very much!
grammar verbs tenses past-tense
asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
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"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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I am proofreading a text with the following sentence: "By the time Henry died, he had helped paved the way for the future of economics."
If "helped paved" is incorrect (and should be "helped pave" instead), why does the internet list so many published instances of it? Please see link:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22helped+paved%22&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33fP01P_gAhWl8oMKHelOAAkQ_AUIFCgB&biw=1261&bih=718
Thank you very much!
grammar verbs tenses past-tense
asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
I am proofreading a text with the following sentence: "By the time Henry died, he had helped paved the way for the future of economics."
If "helped paved" is incorrect (and should be "helped pave" instead), why does the internet list so many published instances of it? Please see link:
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22helped+paved%22&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj33fP01P_gAhWl8oMKHelOAAkQ_AUIFCgB&biw=1261&bih=718
Thank you very much!
grammar verbs tenses past-tense
grammar verbs tenses past-tense
asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
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asked Mar 13 at 17:44
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
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asked Mar 13 at 17:44
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3
"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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3
"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
3
3
"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
4
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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I suggest that since "helped paved" is probably always followed by "the", then given that the spoken utterance "helped paved the" is almost indistinguishable from from "helped pave the", that the grammatically wrong form has always sounded (more or less) correct.
Isn't it probable that this detestable habit has something to do with the spell-checking apps we all have to use now?
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
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This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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I suggest that since "helped paved" is probably always followed by "the", then given that the spoken utterance "helped paved the" is almost indistinguishable from from "helped pave the", that the grammatically wrong form has always sounded (more or less) correct.
Isn't it probable that this detestable habit has something to do with the spell-checking apps we all have to use now?
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
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This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
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I suggest that since "helped paved" is probably always followed by "the", then given that the spoken utterance "helped paved the" is almost indistinguishable from from "helped pave the", that the grammatically wrong form has always sounded (more or less) correct.
Isn't it probable that this detestable habit has something to do with the spell-checking apps we all have to use now?
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
user340051user340051
191
This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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I suggest that since "helped paved" is probably always followed by "the", then given that the spoken utterance "helped paved the" is almost indistinguishable from from "helped pave the", that the grammatically wrong form has always sounded (more or less) correct.
Isn't it probable that this detestable habit has something to do with the spell-checking apps we all have to use now?
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
user340051user340051
191
I suggest that since "helped paved" is probably always followed by "the", then given that the spoken utterance "helped paved the" is almost indistinguishable from from "helped pave the", that the grammatically wrong form has always sounded (more or less) correct.
Isn't it probable that this detestable habit has something to do with the spell-checking apps we all have to use now?
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
user340051user340051
191
answered Mar 13 at 18:01
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answered Mar 13 at 18:01
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answered Mar 13 at 18:01
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This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
This mistake became popular in the 70s, well before spell-checking apps were common, much less grammar-checking apps.
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"helped pave" is correct, and there may be many instances of the incorrrect version due to plagiarism — website authors blindly copying content fom other sites.
– Weather Vane
Mar 13 at 17:56
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
Mar 13 at 17:57
Common is not the same as prevalent.
– choster
4 hours ago
Interestingly, Ngram finds almost no uses prior to 1974, but after that date usage skyrocketed. I'm guessing that "helped paved" somehow made it into Indian or Chinese English, or one of the other dialects.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
I will note that, in dictation, "helped pave the ..." will often sound very close to "helped paved the ...". Of course, a good stenographer would catch this, either in the original dictation or during subsequent editing, but I suppose not all stenographers are that good.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago