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[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
Not quite, Johnny. It's one thing to say "ain't gonna" or to use a double negative for effect. To use "ran" when it should obviously be "run" smacks of ignorance, or at the very least, carelessness.

I dunno... I was taught that a double-negative is as big of a grammatical infraction as anything.
In fact, one of my English teachers had a massive pet-peeve where double-negatives were concerned, and I guess that was sort of passed on to me.

Still, in the spirit of rock 'n roll, anything goes... so I tend to look past grammatical missteps, and just chalk it up to what works within the context of the lyrical scheme and melody.
It makes for a much happier (and less uptight!) listening experience!



Johnny Stew