Is “helped paved” construction correct? (It's very prevalent—perhaps it's dated?)
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 10 hours ago
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
10 hours ago
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Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 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 10 hours ago
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 10 hours ago
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked 10 hours ago
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked 10 hours ago
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked 10 hours ago
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
asked 10 hours ago
martina tuwinmartina tuwin
161
161
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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
10 hours ago
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 hours ago
add a comment |
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
10 hours ago
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 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
10 hours ago
"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
10 hours ago
4
4
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 hours ago
Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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?
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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
10 hours ago
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Because there are a lot of poorly edited books, presumably.
– Juhasz
10 hours ago