Oct 14, 2026, 3:05 AM@amyfou @linguistics I think it’s unusual but completely comprehensible. Like it wouldn’t come out of my mouth that way, but hearing it, my brain would understand with no perceptible lag.
- Oct 14, 2026, 3:05 AM
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Oct 14, 2026, 3:09 AMboth 'what could have I done' and 'what could I have done' are attested in google ngrams, with the latter much less frequent than the former, but it's clearly available even without contraction of 'have' to at least some English speakers
- Oct 14, 2026, 3:12 AM
@Moss same here! thank you!
